Only one in ten people in this country are enjoying job satisfaction. Of course, most will take no action. The reality of your getting here at least s...
Only one in ten people in this country are enjoying job satisfaction. Of course,
most will take no action. The reality of your getting here at least suggests that you're considering or may be ready for a change.
On the subject of training, it's vital that you have in mind your expectations from the job you would like to get. It's important to discover if things would be a lot better before you put a lot of energy into taking a new turn. Prudence suggests looking at the end goal first, to make an informed decision:
* Is it your preference to work in isolation or is being part of a team vital for your sanity?
* What criteria do you have with regard to the sector of industry you're looking to get into?
* Should this be the only time you'll have to retrain?
* Do you feel uncomfortable about the possibility of getting another job, and staying employable all the way until retirement?
It would be an idea for you to find out more about the IT sector - there are greater numbers of positions than people to do them, because it's one of the few choices of career where the market sector is growing. Contrary to the opinions of certain people, it isn't just geeks lost in their PC's every day (some jobs are like that of course.) The majority of jobs are occupied by people like you and me who enjoy better than average salaries.
If you're thinking of using a certification company who still utilises 'in-centre' days as a feature of their programme, then listen to these problems reported by most students:
* Repeated long journeys - hundreds of miles in many cases.
* Access to classes; frequently Mon-Fri and 2-3 days in a row. You then have the difficulty of the time off work.
* Holiday days lost - a lot of IT hopefuls get just four weeks holiday each year. If half or more of that is used up by training classes, you haven't got a great deal of holiday time remaining for the student.
* Taking into account the costs associated with delivering a workshop, many companies fill the classes up to the brim - not really ideal (and far less personal).
* Tension can be created in classes because different students want to work at different paces.
* Most trainees talk of the high costs involved with getting to and from the venue whilst paying for accommodation and food can get very expensive.
* Keeping your training private from your employer will be of paramount importance to a lot of attendees. There's no need to give up any job advancement, income boosts or success in your job just because you're retraining. When your boss discovers that you're undertaking accreditation in another sector, what are they going to be thinking?
* It's quite usual for trainees to not ask questions they want answered - simply down to the fact that they're amongst other classmates.
* If you occasionally work away from home, you have the added problem that events can become impossible to get to - unfortunately however, the money has already been paid.
It would be better to simply watch and study with instructors one-on-one from pre-filmed modules, working on them at your convenience - not somebody else's. Whenever you experience difficulties, utilise the 24x7 Support (that you should have insisted on for any technical study.) Bear in mind, if your PC is a laptop, study isn't restricted to the home or office. You could repeat the elements whenever you want to brush up. And of course, you don't have to make notes as the teaching is yours forever. The result: Reduced hassle, saved money, and no travelling or long journeys.
Consider only retraining courses that move onto commercially acknowledged certifications. There are loads of trainers proposing minor 'in-house' certificates which aren't worth the paper they're printed on when you start your job-search. From a commercial standpoint, only the major heavyweights such as Microsoft, Adobe, CompTIA or Cisco (for instance) will open the right doors. Nothing else hits the mark.
