The market provides a glut of professional positions up for grabs in IT. Arriving at the correct choice in this uncertainty can be very difficult. Since without any commercial skills in the IT industry, how could any of us be expected to know what someone in a particular job does? Contemplation on many factors is imperative if you need to expose the right answer for you:

- The kind of person you think yourself to be - the tasks that you really enjoy, and don't forget - what makes you unhappy.

- What is the time-frame for your training?

- Where do you stand on job satisfaction vs salary?

- With many, many markets to choose from in Information Technology - there's a need to pick up some key facts on what makes them different.

- Having a good look at how much time and effort you can give.

The bottom line is, the most intelligent way of covering these is by means of a long chat with a professional who has enough background to lead you to the correct decision.

Finding job security in the current climate is problematic. Businesses can remove us from the workforce at the drop of a hat - whenever it suits. But a quickly growing market-place, with huge staffing demands (because of a big shortfall of properly qualified workers), creates the conditions for lasting job security.

Offering the computer business for example, the last e-Skills survey demonstrated a skills shortage in the UK of around 26 percent. That means for each four job positions that are available across Information Technology (IT), we've only got three properly trained pro's to perform that task. Fully qualified and commercially grounded new workers are therefore at a total premium, and in all likelihood it will stay that way for many years longer. As the Information Technology market is increasing at such a speed, it's unlikely there's any better area of industry worth looking at for a new future.

Often, trainers provide piles of reference manuals and workbooks. Obviously, this isn't much fun and isn't the best way to go about studying effectively. Learning psychology studies show that memory is aided when all our senses are involved, and we get physically involved with the study process.

You can now study via interactive discs. Real-world classes from the instructors will mean you'll find things easier to remember through their teaching and demonstrations. Knowledge can then be tested by using practice-lab's. All companies must be able to demonstrate a few samples of the materials provided for study. Expect video tutorials, instructor led classes and interactive areas to practice in.

Many companies provide training that is purely available online; and although this is okay the majority of the time, consider how you'll deal with it if internet access is lost or you get a slow connection speed. It is usually safer to have DVD or CD discs which removes the issue entirely.

Both DBA's and DB Developers are likely to be extremely methodical and orderly people, that have an impressive interest in fine detail, and like being employed in smaller teams, or alone. The work frequently requires presenting to business management, and so good communication skills are necessary. Database management is a very responsible occupation, as security demands increasingly more vigilance in this field of work. Commercial confidentiality is critical, and a great deal of trust & integrity will be expected by the management. Accountancy and business 'process' authorities thrive within this environment, and quite a few proceed onto more senior management roles, as a robust understanding of the data that propels an organisation can lead to improved opportunity for promotion.

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