Would you encourage / discourage family or friends on a career in IT?
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33Encourage21.21%7Discourage36.36%12Neither encourage or discourage24.24%8AndyW's Mum would say 'do whatever makes you happy, Dear'18.18%6 -
If they had bad breath had dubious dress sense and did not look people in the eye when they are communicating I would encourage them wholeheartedly to work in ITOriginally posted by backthemac View Post
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And if they couldn't make the grade as estate agents or used car salesmen then never fear there is always a job as a recruitment 'professional' waiting for them (once they have completed the obligatory 6 months training flogging mobiles at CarPhone warehouse of course)Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostIf they had bad breath had dubious dress sense and did not look people in the eye when they are communicating I would encourage them wholeheartedly to work in IT
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AndyW's mum.Comment
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Originally posted by kal View PostAnd if they couldn't make the grade as estate agents or used car salesmen then never fear there is always a job as a recruitment 'professional' waiting for them (once they have completed the obligatory 6 months training flogging mobiles at CarPhone warehouse of course)
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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Why are you asking?BackTheMAC is an independent campaign to press the UK Government to accept its own advisors recommendations from the Migration Advisory Committee, that tax deductible business expenses should be excluded from the UKBA 'Salary Package' definition. Their inclusion leads to a significant loss of tax revenue and puts resident workers and companies at a disadvantage to cheaper migrant workers who are 'on shored' into the UK from outside of the EU .Comment
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I wondered how many here shared the views from this survey Parents 'actively discourage' careers in IT - HR GrapevineOriginally posted by Pondlife View PostComment
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still plenty of good jobs for talented candidates.
But so few entry level jobs.Comment
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I've actively discouraged my youngest son from IT as a career.
It's got no real future in the face of the Bobs in the software and service space and hardware stopped being anything more than box swapping long ago.Comment
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