Financial services sector IT skills crisis must not make City techies complacent warns
www.itjobsinthecity.comProvides free guide to enhance career options
Despite the shortage of IT skills in the financial services sector*, IT professionals must guard against being complacent when it comes to a career in the City warns
www.itjobsinthecity.com, part of online recruitment specialist,
www.theitjobboard.com. To give candidates the best possible chance of getting the career they want in this sector,
www.itjobsinthecity.com has launched a free guide entitled ‘Future proofing your career in the City – a guide for IT professionals in the Banking and Financial Services Sector’.
The guide explains how external influences - such as security, terrorism, oil prices, borrowing levels and corporate governance - all influence the FS industry. With financial institutions using technology to gain competitive edge and meet increasingly stringent compliance regulations, the financial services industry is renowned for its adoption of cutting edge IT products and services. IT professionals wanting to work in the sector must ensure they have the skills and aptitude to match.
The guide also suggests 10 career enhancing strategies, including:
• Be in vogue: Banks are voracious users of new technologies, so those that work in the sector must be on top of the latest IT trends and developments.
• Talk FX not C#: Banks in general, and the investment banks in particular, understand that the IT department is there to serve the users – therefore IT staff need to be user-centric. This means talking the language of users, i.e. derivatives, FX, trade and execution rather than C#, J2EE and Soap.
• Be economical: Despite the vast sums of money they handle, like any organisation, banks do not want to spend money unnecessarily. They therefore welcome skills that provide maximum value for their IT investment.
Ray Duggins, managing director of
www.theitjobboard.com said, “With its place at the heart of the UK economy, financial services is a prestigious, lucrative and rewarding sector in which to work. However, although the City is crying out for talented individuals, IT professionals cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to a career there. We are committed to ensuring our candidates are well informed about the opportunities open to them, as well as offering them guidance to achieve their goals.”
To download a free copy of ‘Future proofing your career in the City – a guide for IT professionals in the Banking and Financial Services Sector’, please click on this link:
http://www.itjobsinthecity.com/images/FutureProofingYourCareerInTheCity.pdf
