There are three kinds of people in the world. People who love their jobs, people who HATE their jobs and people who don't really bother about their routine jobs.
There's also a secret fourth kind: people who want a job!
If you belong to any of the above categories, you must gain new skills today!
The top 3 reasons why you must upskill:
1. To get that promotion you always wanted.
Stand a step above your colleagues- take that part time program!
2. To change your career path.
We discover new sides to ourselves everyday. If you have a growing balloon in your heart that tells you that you belong somewhere else- take charge and go where you must!
3. To give yourself a fresh start.
If you are on a career break, and you wish to get a fresh start, acquire a new skill and be interview ready!
4. To get placed better.
If you're a fresher out of college and you must move up the career ladder, sign up for a course and ace the placement season.
5. Make your job better.
If you love what you do but you do not know how much more you can add to it. Make your job better by learning a simple course like MS Office- start creating strategies and presentations and go one step further in loving your job.
Here's a query from one of our beloved community members.
Sounds familiar? You have your answer too, right here :-)
Problem:
I have 4 years experience in IT industry. Then accompanied my husband to UK and did my masters in CS and worked as a part time lecturer for an year. Been out of job with personal commitments for nearly 18 months. I have worked on platforms like C , SQL, Unix and .NET. But now when I am trying to get back to job, I have lost confidence and don't know how to start or which technology. I am confused and looking into some training institutes which assist in placements as well as training. Can you please suggest as to how to proceed?
Solution:
Hi, I think 18 months is too small a period for you to lose confidence. You just have to brush your skills and you'll be back in job soon. I would recommend you to pick a web based technology/language - maybe .Net or PHP and start building some simple stuff at home to get a hang of things. Since you already have a programming background, it should not take you more than a month to get acquainted with a new language. You could then start applying for jobs and at the very same time - start picking up some freelancing projects from upwork.com - that way you will be hands-on ready when you apply for jobs. Bangalore is a land of opportunities when it comes to tech, so you're at the right place. All you need is a little confidence - which will come as soon as you'll brush up your skills - and you'll be back in the game :)
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