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Getting back into IT career

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  • 04-02-2016 10:21pm
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    minnow
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭


    Hi,
    I'm going this is the right forum for this question.
    I'm 40 and looking to get back into an IT job after a few years maternity leave.
    I have a degree in computer science, and worked for 13 years in an Information Management role for a large multinational, supporting proprietary Oracle-based software in client offices internationally.
    Due to family commitments, I haven't been working in this field for 5 years now, and am now approaching the point when I can get back into the workforce.
    I feel that my skill set is probably out of date, and very specific to the company I worked for. Hence, I am considering doing some training to improve my marketability before starting to look for work.
    Does anyone have recommendations on what type of training I can do? Should I look at generic training in Oracle, SAP or Salesforce? Or something completely different? Programming is not my thing, i think staying in data management would be best.
    Any thoughts would be much appreciated.


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    Mrs cockett
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭Mrs cockett


    The institutes of technology run very good springboard courses for people who have a degree but want to upskill They are free,1 year duration including work placement. Worth a look i would say.


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    minnow
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭minnow


    I should also mention that I don't enjoy project management, so Prince type certification is not for me. My preference is to be a technical specialist.


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    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Salesforce is in huge demand right now, lots of opportunities.


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    excollier
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    Where are you located, roughly?

    http://www.pramerica.ie/

    you might consider working from home.


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    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users Posts: 13,995 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    minnow wrote: »
    I should also mention that I don't enjoy project management, so Prince type certification is not for me. My preference is to be a technical specialist.

    Kinda catch 22 there. In order to be a technical specialist, you need to have been continually working in the subject field and have built up a high level of skill with the subject.

    I'd look around at jobs similar to your old role, there might be somebody crying out for the knowledge in your head with a app they can't get rid of.


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    minnow
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭minnow


    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Kinda catch 22 there. In order to be a technical specialist, you need to have been continually working in the subject field and have built up a high level of skill with the subject.

    I'd look around at jobs similar to your old role, there might be somebody crying out for the knowledge in your head with a app they can't get rid of.

    Thanks, I agree with you. I'm just concerned that my experience has been with proprietary software, so may not be so relevant outside my former company. Unfortunately, that company is in the oil & gas, so is letting people go, no chance to get back in with them.

    As that software was Oracle based, I have considered doing some generic Oracle DBA training. Any thoughts on that?


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    minnow
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭minnow


    Just for info, I did the Salesforce Admin training in the end. I did a week long virtual course by Koenig Solutions out of India. I can highly recommend them, it was a very professional course with an experienced trainer.


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    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,435 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    minnow wrote: »
    Thanks, I agree with you. I'm just concerned that my experience has been with proprietary software, so may not be so relevant outside my former company. Unfortunately, that company is in the oil & gas, so is letting people go, no chance to get back in with them.

    As that software was Oracle based, I have considered doing some generic Oracle DBA training. Any thoughts on that?

    Oracle DBA training is a very good skill to have in IT...definitely well worth doing imo.. I'm changing jobs in a few weeks and it's heavily into sql and oracle so its still much in demand.One of the key reasons they headhunted me was for my previous experience in supporting large scale Oracle and SQL databases.


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    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users Posts: 8,020 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    minnow wrote: »
    Just for info, I did the Salesforce Admin training in the end. I did a week long virtual course by Koenig Solutions out of India. I can highly recommend them, it was a very professional course with an experienced trainer.

    Have you gotten any work with salesforce as a result of the training? Did you get the admin certification?


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