Re-training, new skills, contract perspective

[SandyD]

I did training/certification back in 2009 when the market was very bad, I had a good profile already but just needed that little bit extra thing to push my CV at the top of the pile. I am certain it got me the roles and helped / still helps my career. Now I am thinking I need to do new training/certification.

Best time to do the training is when the market is bad, the training prices do get slashed in less than half.

[jmo21]

Theoretically yes and in some cases with some good blagging maybe but practically it isn't really the case. THe fact you might get away with it and might not get walked off site shortly after is not really grounds for giving this as advice.

It's not advice.

But I've seen plenty of folk blag roles where experience of X was required, and all they'd done was a course.

I'd go as far to say it's quite common in fact.

I'm not recommending it as a course of action, but I it does happen.

[northernladuk]

Best time to do the training is when the market is bad, the training prices do get slashed in less than half.

Did your accountant tell you this?

[MyUserName]

It's not advice.

But I've seen plenty of folk blag roles where experience of X was required, and all they'd done was a course.

I'd go as far to say it's quite common in fact.

I'm not recommending it as a course of action, but I it does happen.

It is quite common to land roles on a skill set you have no experience in but have done a course. Have you ever tried visiting the planet 'Earth', sir?

You have seen plenty of folk blag roles like this? Were you watching The Apprentice at the time?

I am sorry to be flippant but I think that this is simply not true.

[jmo21]

It is quite common to land roles on a skill set you have no experience in but have done a course. Have you ever tried visiting the planet 'Earth', sir?

You have seen plenty of folk blag roles like this? Were you watching The Apprentice at the time?

I am sorry to be flippant but I think that this is simply not true.

I couldn't give a toss

[MyUserName]

I couldn't give a toss

I wasn't talking to you.

[jmo21]

I wasn't talking to you.

yeah you were!

[MyUserName]

yeah you were!

Right - you outside (ie in General) - NOW!!!!