Learn how to successfully land your dream job in IT with expert tips and strategies designed for aspiring professionals.
This course is all about helping you land your dream job in IT. You'll learn what common mistakes to avoid, how to craft a standout resume, and nail those tricky technical interviews. Grab a coffee and get ready to turn your IT dreams into reality!
Trying to get a cool role in IT but getting nowhere? I know how you feel but I found out how to land your dream job.
My name is Paul Browning and I worked as a police officer in the UK from 1988 to 2000. While I enjoyed the job immensely I felt I wanted to take on a new challenge, I already had an interest in computers. I had attended an course on PC assembly and learned a little bit about computer networking.
I started to study for some Microsoft exams and began to apply for jobs in the IT industry. I landed a helpdesk job but as you can imagine, I quickly became bored doing password resets. I studied hard and passed some more exams and then got a role doing network support for Cisco systems in the UK.
I later left to start my own IT company offering training and consulting services to companies both in the UK and internationally. I sold the company in 2008 and now run an online Cisco training company.
During the time I trained students I helped many hundreds of them get their break into a career in IT. I watched them move from helpdesk roles into networking and often into freelance consulting contracts or even their own companies. I’ve also worked with hundreds of IT managers who have shared with me the things they look for when looking to hire IT staff for their companies. I’ve even been through the process myself when I was looking to get out of the police force.
I see people making the same mistakes time and time again when they are trying to get a job in IT:
Sending resumes out and hoping for the best
Waiting for jobs to appear online before applying
Sending generic resumes which will never be read
Failing to prepare properly for technical interviews
Not presenting themselves professionally to companies
and many more common mistakes
Break Into IT has been devised with people like you in mind. It is a one stop training resource to help you plan, prepare and execute your plan to get you from where you are now to where you want to be. Here are just a few of the things you will learn:
How to find the best jobs before they appear online
How to tap into vast networks of people willing to help you
The secrets to getting your resume read
How to get called for interviews
How to ace technical interviews
Standing out from the crowd
How to bridge the lack of experience problem
How to negotiate your salary and benefits
How to get advancement once you get in
and much more
These tips will help you if you want to apply for any IT roles including:
Networking Desktop support Helpdesk Programming Web design Project management and supportMost people are doing it all wrong and never get called for interviews. They wonder why but because they don't know how the system works they will be forever in the dark.These principles have been used my thousands of my students to break into IT. I hope you enjoy applying them to land your dream job.I hope you enjoy the course. Post a question if you need any help.
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I worked in the police in the UK for 12 years as a patrol officer and detective. While I was in the job I helped teach the new e-mail system to other officers. I took a few IT exams and then left for a career in IT in June 2000. I took a few more exams with vendors such as...
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George C.
i haven't taken any type of online classes before so this is fun to learn