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  • 16-08-2014 11:33PM
    #1
    done4now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭


    I have been working in financial services sector for nearly 4 years as a developer and every time I have have been contacted by recruiters it is for a job in the same sector.

    I know its important to have different sectors on the CV so what I was wondering is it important to try different sectors it while still at a junior level or does it not matter when you make the switch?


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  • #2
    ChRoMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭ChRoMe


    done4now wrote: »
    "I know its important to have different sectors on the CV"

    As someone who has worked in many different sectors, it doesn't matter.


  • #3
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    ChRoMe wrote: »
    As someone who has worked in many different sectors, it doesn't matter.

    I'd agree I don't work in dev, but another area of IT and it's more being able to do the job and demonstrate that that matters.


  • #4
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭Berserker


    I have worked in a wide range of sectors. Recruiters, recruitment agencies i'm guessing, tend to fit you to a role based on a set or criteria and buzz words. A lot of financial roles have "Experience working in the financial sector" as a requirement, so that is why you are getting those roles.

    If you go looking yourself, you will have no problem getting into another sector, once you meet the required IT skill set.


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