In the information technology profession, there is always a desire by individual IT workers to advance in their field. Programmers want to go from doing coding and other programming duties to managing a team and having more a role in design issues. Network security professionals want to be able to delegate routine tasks while having input into the types of equipment purchased by their employer. In essence, the desire for advancement in the IT profession is more about fulfilling a need for greater responsibility than it is about financial issues.

However, the IT field is difficult to advance in for several reasons. IT departments throughout the UK are full of talented and determined professionals, many of whom have roughly the same level of experience and talent. Managers and executives often have to rely on subjective measures like eagerness by an individual candidate to determine those who will advance to higher positions.

As well, the increasing education and experience level of new graduates in the United Kingdom means that entry level IT professionals are ready to advance quicker than the last generation of IT employees. While the barriers to advancement seem daunting, IT professionals can utilise IT recruitment to advance in their field. One way in which these professionals can use IT recruitment to advance in their profession is to take professional development courses provided by these firms. Often, professionals who did not use the recruiter to get their current job can pay a small fee to take courses on workplace and IT skills needed for promotion. Many of these courses and seminars can be taken around a professional's work schedule and the skills learned can mean the difference between advancement and staying in a position for a long time. Young professionals who are looking to advance rapidly, however, many want to consider advancement opportunities with other companies.

New graduates often take positions through recruitment agencies or on their own in order to pay bills and gain some experience. As such, there is no need by these professionals to worry about allegiance to one company since the company will quickly fill the position with another professional. Recruiters can help experienced professionals interview and land a job with another company that offers a more advanced positions or a greater opportunity for advancement. The advantage of working with a recruiting agency in this capacity is that they will keep an eye out for potential jobs and provide professional development courses along the way.

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