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Moving On

Has going to work become a drag? Do you need a new reason to get out of bed? Or is it time to show 'em who's boss? These articles explore some possible moves.

  • Move forward with your career change

    When contemplating a career change, fear can often paralyse you so that it feels like you’re going round in circles. But there are ways to move forward.

  • 5 things to consider before starting your own business

    Starting your own business is something that many of us think about doing at one time or another, especially when the economic climate makes permanent employment seem less secure.

  • Strong opinions make leaders

    The way to make yourself stand out and be recognised as a leader in the IT industry, according to Mindy Gibbins-Klein, known as The Book Midwife, is to cast yourself as a thought leader. In this article, she explains why and how to go about it.

  • Opportunity still knocks for IT professionals

    The majority of IT professionals are still finding employment very quickly, despite the downturn according to a survey commissioned by a specialist IT recruiter.

  • Will changes to recruitment ease IT skills shortages?

    With e-skills UK citing the need for 140,000 new employees every year in the UK's IT and telecomms sector, and UK applications to IT-related degrees tumbling by 50 per cent over the last five years, the incentive for employers to entice the right candidates has never been greater.

  • How valuable are you?

    Maggie Berry, director of womenintechnology.co.uk, explains how women in IT can succeed through the downturn. It's no secret that women are the minority in the IT world. Despite making up around half of the UK workforce, less than 20 per cent of the country's technical roles are occupied by women.

  • Job security is more important than career ambition for IT workers

    Just under 40 per cent of IT workers greatest career ambition is to save their job according to a new research report published today by Connect Support Services.

  • Through the minefield

    For many of us, the beginning of a new year is a time for re-evaluation - which is why finding a new job will be the number one New Years' resolution on many people's lists for 2009.

  • I'm giving up

    After nearly 15 years of working as an independent IT consultant, I'm giving up and going back to permanent employment.

  • IT and computer staff pay defies economic downturn

    IT and computer staff saw their basic pay rise by an above-inflation 4.8 per cent over the past 12 months, according to the latest analysis published by salary survey specialists CELRE.
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