IT Job Search - Finding a job in the Information (job search) Technology Industry.

March 15th, 2010 admin Posted in careers |

By Joshua Penman

The Information Technology Industry is here to stay. There are so many opportunities in the Information Technology field that we won’t be able to cover all of them in this article. What I hope to cover is what it would take to get ‘your foot in the door’ with the right skills for the right job in the Information Technology Industry - speaking from a general perspective.

Whether you are reading this just out of college, in college, switching careers or starting to look again into the IT industry one thing you need to have: Experience.

There are many internships available for college students working their way into the IT industry and for the rest, just remember you need to have what it takes to get the job done right. With the high value placed on Information Technology assets and operation for the modern company today, nothing less than 100% results will work.
After that we need to start with you. What does your resume look like? A very well done resume, reviewed by a professional and initially, you can browse online for samples of IT resumes that work for your specific niche. This needs to be cleanup and looking nice. It is a critical part of the ’sales pitch’ that will get you the job. In addition, in your search, you will find that perhaps setting up a cover letter or two depending on the types of jobs in your niche that are available. This may mean your resume will be read or not. depending on the initial approach and submittal of your resume.

Which now brings us to the next point: Online Job Search. You can very efficiently post your resume for thousands of employers to review, depending on how wide the career field scope is for your IT niche. One such site is ITJobSearchSource.com which includes a job search board, job search tools, a blogs, IT Industry News feed and much more.

Using various resources such as: Facebook, LinkedIn even Twitter or MySpace (properly configured to assist you in your job search) can be a great help in getting your name out there. If you’re are a programmer, web designer or something similar - a sample of your work would be of great help.

In addition, letters of reference will come into an important play after the review of your resume and work product, thus helping ’sell the package’ and get you the job you are after.

The process, as most already know, of using the many Job Search Sites and Boards help you get an idea of what is out there in so far of jobs and what current companies employers are looking for.

Either way, ‘networking from the inside out’ may be a method of choice in an industry that may be ‘job seeker heavy’ and have too much competition for various jobs. There are many resources to help you get started into this track of the IT job search.

In future articles I will be covering more on the phases of finding a job in the Information Technology Industry as well as articles and references from my experience of over 25 years in the industry as well.

Joshua Penman is the webmaster for http://www.ITJobSearchSource.com - a resource for job search tools, services, advice, news, blogs, videos and more. He has been in the Information Technology Industry for over 25 years.

A green job awaits you after you get a degree in wind farming

By greenjobsready.com

Rising crude prices, power plants belching out pollutants and a zeal for helping the environment breathe easy could be your ticket to a green job in wind farming. However, you will need to arm yourself with the right skills required by the wind farming industry. If you enroll yourself in a green degree program now, you can be sure that a green job awaits you after you get that degree in wind farming technology.

Governments too have realized that fossil fuels are not going to last forever. They are also worried about the cost that their country and the environment have to pay when they opt for thermal or nuclear power plants. Hydro-power too is quite costly and is also dependent on nature to a great extent. The sun and wind, however, offer excellent renewable sources of power that only need to be harnessed efficiently to produce power. Wind farming requires a lot of initial investment, but once a wind turbine blade starts rotating there is hardly any maintenance or recurring costs since the raw material required is simply a lot of wind.

Armed with various government subsidies, many manufacturers have started making windmills or wind turbines on a fairly large scale. This has brought down costs to a large extent, but since the wind industry has spurted suddenly, there are not many proficient people to take care of designing, production, installation, and service issues. This is where you can step in and happily fill the gap between demand and supply. But unlike a traditional engineering course, you will need to go in for a green degree or certification course that arms you with exactly the right skills for the job. Many schools and colleges in the US and Europe have woken up to the fact that renewable energy is the future for clean power generation and have started courses to impart the required skills amongst its students.

Your first step should be to make up your mind as to the nature of the job that you want to have in the wind power generation industry. Next, match it with your existing skills and the additional skills that you will require to fill the slot. Accordingly, you can go in for a short green certification course that might last anywhere from a week to six months. You can also go in for an intensive one, two or four year green degree course that might also provide you with additional training in the field of solar energy, electric automobiles and other sources of renewable energy including wind farming. If you can manage to turn into an apprentice at any nearby wind farm then that could help you to get an excellent job or your local wind farm would anyway absorb you since wind farms are surely facing a severe manpower crunch at the moment.

With an increasing number of schools, colleges and private institutions rushing to offer certificate and degree courses in green renewable energy, you are sure to find the one that fits your requirements. A stint at that school or college along with enough hands-on experience should enable you to get a green job on the very day that you are handed your green degree or certificate.

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