www.itjobsforgraduates.com gives guidelines on getting a job in IT

www.itjobsforgraduates.com, part of www.theitjobboard.com, has today launched three free career guides for graduates entering the IT sector. The three guides, entitled ‘The Top Ten Success Characteristics’, ‘The Top Ten Major Waves to Surf in IT’ and ‘Prospective Employer, what to look for’ will give new entrant graduates an overview of what recruiters are looking for in applicants and the areas of IT that are currently hot. All are free to download from www.itjobsforgraduates.com.

With the IT sector once again booming, indicators are that this will continue for a number of years and with this in mind, the IT industry is a great place to carve out a career. However, graduates will be keen to know which areas of IT are currently hot. The Top Ten Major Waves to Surf in IT gives an overview that includes the likes of voice and data convergence, web services, security, offshoring, systems integration and enterprise applications. The guide also offers advice on avoiding specialisation and ensuring business relevance, with organisations looking towards IT to become much more ‘business focused’ in the future.

With the IT sector in a growth mode, both IT departments and technology suppliers are looking to increase their headcount, but aside from a new technology background, recruiters will be looking for other characteristics in new entrant graduates. The Top Ten Success Characteristics guide will give graduates guidelines on how to make themselves most attractive to prospective employers. Tips include:

• Be technology confident regardless of your understanding of a particular technology
• Be a fast learner – prospective employers will be more likely to offer opportunities that stretch exposure to new technologies
• Be a team player – there are very few projects in the IT industry for loners, so it will be key that you can work as a team.
• Be commercially aware – it is not enough to be a pure technologist, IT departments run to a budget.
• Accept the tedious – the nature of commercial IT is that there are tedious elements.

The Prospective Employer guide aims to give graduates advice on what type of employer to pick to achieve maximum success in their IT career. Advice such as looking for an employer that is at the forefront of best practice, organisations that offer commitment to staff development and mentoring as well as the overall strategic importance of IT within the business.

Ray Duggins, managing director of www.theitjobboard.com, said: “The IT sector is a great place to carve out a career and, with the industry facing its worst skills shortage in years, graduates will be in high demand. However knowing within what area to apply your talents will be key to avoiding a career cul-de-sac, and these guides offer guidance on both the areas of IT that are particularly in demand and the traits required to get ahead.”

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About www.itjobsforgraduates.com
Created in July 2007, www.itjobsforgradates.com is part of the successful www.itjobboard.com site and is dedicated to advertising IT jobs to newly qualified graduates. The site has been developed with the graduate jobseeker in mind, avoiding product advertising and excessive use of pop ups and banners. Site speed is unrivalled and the sophisticated search function allows users to find relevant jobs quickly.

About www.theitjobboard.com
www.theitjobboard.com was set up in April 2002 in recognition that recruitment in the IT sector was increasingly dominated by the internet. It is now one of the leading IT specific job boards in the UK and Europe.

Online technology enables sophisticated targeting - for example by skill, region or experience - of www.theitjobboard.com’s database of 650,000 IT professionals. It also offers employers services such as branded job postings, a featured employer zone, targeted email campaigns and guidance on advertising copy. The IT Job Board’s managed campaign service filters responses to provide companies with a shortlist of applicants most suitable for the advertised position.

www.theitjobboard.com’s clients include Accenture, Bloomberg, the British Council, Cap Gemini, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM, Imperial College, LogicaCMG, Norwich Union, Notting Hill Housing Group, the Peabody Trust, Roche, Sage, T-Mobile and the University of Manchester.