Mainframeguy
Debiant by way of Ubuntu
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Hello world
(again!) Hopefully I am back online, albeit in a lesser posting mode I would guess, having recently been through loss of relationship, home, and job which took me offline and will keep me away for some time in the active mode I used to take anyway...
But enough of that - the reason for my thread is I am going on Thursday for an outfit called UK IT training who claim guaranteed jobs (after training) at £20k and up. There was a brief telephone screening, from which i still could not get them to state any fees I have to pay or other "catches" though I did ascertain that they make some of their money from the employers they place you with as well as some from yourselves. The training leads to the European IT "drivers license", then MCSA then MCSA then the Cisco qualification, I do not know how long it takes (though it is aimed to fit around full time work also, so must be flexible I am guessing).
So I thought i would ask here is there is anything I should be on the look out for, given we all know there's no such thing as a free lunch. Sounded pretty genuine, according to the Sales Director I was speaking to - but maybe folks here know different? I have seen similar offers online, usually linked to around £3,000 fees that the applicant has to fork out - though they claim to refund if you get no job. I have felt these were not for me and steered clear given I have a 30 year history of working in IT I am hoping i can reskill partially and still bring my earlier experience to bear for the right company.... Well I am considering all options because I hate being out of work.
Have not yet googled them, they advertise no web presence and the name will be unlikely to be fruitful I think!
[edit] they do have webpresence, google is still my friend! [/edit]
Anyway folks - what tips have you to offer me before the Interview on Thursday (way I see it getting interview practice is in itself enough of a reason to go ahead initially)
As I learn more later I will post up here also....
(again!) Hopefully I am back online, albeit in a lesser posting mode I would guess, having recently been through loss of relationship, home, and job which took me offline and will keep me away for some time in the active mode I used to take anyway...
But enough of that - the reason for my thread is I am going on Thursday for an outfit called UK IT training who claim guaranteed jobs (after training) at £20k and up. There was a brief telephone screening, from which i still could not get them to state any fees I have to pay or other "catches" though I did ascertain that they make some of their money from the employers they place you with as well as some from yourselves. The training leads to the European IT "drivers license", then MCSA then MCSA then the Cisco qualification, I do not know how long it takes (though it is aimed to fit around full time work also, so must be flexible I am guessing).
So I thought i would ask here is there is anything I should be on the look out for, given we all know there's no such thing as a free lunch. Sounded pretty genuine, according to the Sales Director I was speaking to - but maybe folks here know different? I have seen similar offers online, usually linked to around £3,000 fees that the applicant has to fork out - though they claim to refund if you get no job. I have felt these were not for me and steered clear given I have a 30 year history of working in IT I am hoping i can reskill partially and still bring my earlier experience to bear for the right company.... Well I am considering all options because I hate being out of work.
Have not yet googled them, they advertise no web presence and the name will be unlikely to be fruitful I think!
[edit] they do have webpresence, google is still my friend! [/edit]
Anyway folks - what tips have you to offer me before the Interview on Thursday (way I see it getting interview practice is in itself enough of a reason to go ahead initially)
As I learn more later I will post up here also....
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