So after an interesting North West VMUG event on 12th November, I’ve decided to write my own comments on the state of employment within IT. This is prompted by Neil Mills Talk at the above VMUG event, where he gave tips on super charging your CV, and the industry as he see’s it.

Most of my recruiting experience from the last year comes from a reseller/solutions provider point of view.

From Neil’s talk I gleaned the following;

• The Market is awash with jobs and not enough quality candidates
• Cloud is taking off, but not at the rate it was first thought of
  • This may be down to issues surrounding the adoption of cloud, i.e compliance.
• Certifications such asVCP,MCSA/E, have become the commodity, and expected
  • Advanced/Higher certifications such as VCAP is what makes the differentiator
• If you are using a recruiter, work them, don’t leave them too it!

So what have I personally noticed;

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