So excited to welcome my very first Guest Blogger to help you all out with career inspiration. This time, we're looking at a career in Tech!
Name:
Jasmin
Industry:
Technology Consulting
Job Title:
Applications Consultant
Brief description of job role
and industry
Technology
consulting covers everything and anything in the world of tech! Essentially
large companies come to us when they want to revamp their technology and business
processes. We work with their business to understand their needs, design new
technology and put it in place. I’m currently on the graduate scheme which
involves working in a variety of different roles, mainly focusing around
business analysis – finding out how a business works and what we can do to
improve it.
An average day consists of...
Consulting
means you move projects. You may be on a project for a couple of weeks or 6
months. The different projects mean you work with different companies,
different people and different locations around the country. This means that
there is no average day! An average day may be meeting with the client, writing
requirements, running workshops, or learning new software. At the moment I am
working on understanding business processes and writing training.
Career progression
The
graduate schemes in the industry are usually structured, with a great
progression model. You then continue to move and grow with the company once the
grad scheme is completed.
Qualifications/experience
required
You do
not need a background in technology. You will need to have received good A
levels and usually have a first class degree in any subject. Work experience is
good to prove people and communication skills.
Best tip to crack the industry
Although
you don’t need experience in the tech industry, it is good to be knowledgeable
about the trends. Research the companies fully. You need to be a fast learner
and be able to pick up new things quickly. You need to work well with others
and have a high level of professionalism. Put time in to the applications, you
need to make an impression.
Best thing about my job
No day
is the same! It is constantly changing, and I learn new useful things every
day. It is challenging and rewarding. It is a great way to get huge experience
in a variety of industries and roles.
Worst thing about my job
You
need to be geographically mobile – it can involve a lot of travel as projects
can be anywhere!
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I'm still looking for lots more guest posters so if you're interested, give me a shout! Don't forget to follow Jasmin's blog, it's one of my favourites!!
Love Lauren
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