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It Professionals Can Have Great Careers at Suppliers
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With thousands IT workers out of work in the UK and recent graduates finding it difficult to get their careers off the ground, the IT services sector is emerging as a popular new industry for ambitious IT professionals to launch rewarding careers. With outsourcers requiring sector specific experience and familiarity with digital tools, there will be opportunities for those with experience as well as recent graduates. For the thousands of experienced IT professionals currently out of work following the UK banking crisis and recession, the opportunities look particularly attractive, and could become a way to shorten the length of unemployment.
There are many opportunities in the current market for the right people to work for IT service providers and in professional services. More work is being outsourced and service providers are trying to get the right people in to serve clients. Good candidates will have a mix of commercial and operational experience. They will also have real client exposure or public sector expertise. In the face of public sector spending cuts, now is a good time for suppliers to pick up expertise. The supplier side can offer a solid career path as well as unique experiences. The diverse customer base can also offer IT workers at suppliers interesting assignments. For example some IT staff are sent to far-flung global destinations.
From Computer Weekly
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