Without a steady stream of trained PC and network support personnel, commerce throughout the country (along with most other places) would inevitably run into problems. Consequently, there's a huge demand for men and women with technical ability to support both the systems and the users themselves. Because we become progressively dependent on our PC's, we simultaneously emerge as more dependent on the skilled and qualified networking professionals, who keep the systems going.

The perhaps intimidating chore of finding your first role in IT can be made easier by training colleges, through a Job Placement Assistance service. The honest truth is that it isn't so complicated as you might think to land a job - once you're trained and certified; the shortage of IT personnel in Britain looks after that.

Nevertheless, avoid waiting until you've completed your exams before getting your CV updated. Right at the beginning of your training, list what you're working on and tell people about it! Many junior support jobs are offered to trainees who are in the process of training and have yet to take their exams. At the very least this will get you into the 'maybe' pile of CV's - rather than the 'No' pile. You'll normally experience better results from a specialist independent regional employment service than any training provider's recruitment division, as they'll know the area better.

Not inconsiderable numbers of people, so it seems, invest a great deal of time on their training course (sometimes for years), and then just stop instead of finding a good job. Market yourself... Work hard to let employers know about you. Don't expect a job to just fall into your lap.

Often, students don't think to check on a vitally important element - how their company segments the courseware sections, and into how many bits. Trainees may consider it sensible (with a typical time scale of 1-3 years to pass all the required exams,) for your typical trainer to courier one module at a time, until you've passed all the exams. However: How would they react if you didn't complete all the exams at the proposed pace? Sometimes their preference of study order won't fit you as well as some other order of studying might.

To be honest, the best solution is to have their ideal 'order' of training laid out, but to receive all the materials up-front. Everything is then in your possession if you don't manage to finish quite as quick as they'd want.

One of the most important things to insist on has to be full 24x7 support with expert mentors and instructors. Too many companies will only offer a basic 9am till 6pm support period (maybe later on certain days) with very little availability over the weekend. Email support is too slow, and phone support is often to a call-centre which will chat nicely with you for 5 minutes to ask what the issue is and then simply send an email to an instructor - who will attempt to call you within 24-48 hrs, at a time suitable for them. This is no use if you're stuck and can't continue and can only study at specific times.

The very best training providers utilise several support facilities from around the world. Online access provides the interactive interface to link them all seamlessly, irrespective of the time you login, help is just seconds away, avoiding all the delays and problems. Don't accept second best with the quality of your support. The vast majority of students who throw in the towel, just need the right support system.

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