Considering an MCSE? Then it's likely that you'll fall into one of the following categories: You're currently an IT professional and you'd like to gain accreditation with the MCSE qualification. Alternatively you might be just about to enter commercial IT, and you've found there's lots of demand for those with appropriate certifications.

As you find out about training companies, be sure to don't use those who cut costs by failing to provide the latest version from Microsoft. This is no use to the trainee because they'll have been studying the wrong MCSE version which isn't in line with the current exam syllabus, so they'll probably fail. Avoid businesses who're just out to sell you anything. You should be given detailed advice to ensure you are on the right course for you. Guard against being rushed into some generic product by an inadequate outfit.

One useful service offered by some training providers is a Job Placement Assistance program. It's intention is to steer you into your first IT role. It can happen though that too much is made of this feature, because it is genuinely quite straightforward for well qualified and focused men and women to find work in this industry - as employers are keen to find appropriately qualified personnel.

Nevertheless, don't wait till you've finished your training before updating your CV. As soon as you start a course, enter details of your study programme and tell people about it! You might not even have taken your exams when you will be offered your first junior support job; yet this can't and won't happen if your CV isn't in front of employers. Most often, a specialist independent regional employment agency (who will get paid commission to place you) is going to give you a better service than a recruitment division from a training organisation. Also of course they should be familiar with the area and local employers better.

A regular aggravation of a number of course providers is how hard men and women are focused on studying to get top marks in their exams, but how little effort that student will then put into getting the job they have qualified for. Don't falter at the last fence.

There are a glut of job availability in the IT industry. Finding the particular one out of this complexity is generally problematic. I mean, if you have no know-how of IT in the workplace, how can you expect to know what any qualified IT worker spends their day doing? And of course decide on which certification program would be most appropriate for your success. The key to answering this question properly lies in an in-depth discussion of a number of areas:

* Your personality can play a major role - what things get your juices flowing, and what are the areas that put a frown on your face.

* Are you aiming to pull off a key objective - for instance, working from home someday?

* How important is salary to you - is it the most important thing, or is job satisfaction higher up on the priority-scale?

* Learning what the normal IT roles and markets are - and what differentiates them.

* The level of commitment and effort you're prepared to set aside for getting qualified.

For most of us, getting to the bottom of so much data requires a good chat with a professional who can investigate each area with you. And we don't just mean the certifications - but also the commercial requirements and expectations of the market as well.

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