Breaking into the IT sector (advice from FDM Group)

This week's careers blog post from our sister website LinkHIgher comes from International IT services provider FDM Group, who have given us their advice on how to get ahead as a postgraduate in the IT sector. A career in Information Technology is extremely lucrative and one that provides excellent prospects and rapid career progression compared to other industries. Almost all UK, and indeed international businesses, rely on IT in an assortment of specialist areas. Gone are the days when developers spent their working lives programming in back office rooms. IT Consultants are now required to adapt to new surroundings and work in high pressured environments, very much at the forefront of businesses. However, despite the industry boom, sector skills council e-Skills recently reported that the demand for IT staff has overtaken the number of jobseekers.According to the report, th... read more