Looking for graduate IT jobs with that little bit extra? The West Midlands, with its mixture of vibrant cities and wide, open countryside offers you a great dimension to the often fast paced and dynamic nature of an IT role, and the welcome work life balance that we’re all searching for.
The West Midlands has a growing technology sector, following a government backed corridor of regeneration called the Central Technology Belt with the aim of boosting the region’s emerging high-tech industries. The result has been the creation of several new science and technology facilities, the creation of a new super hospital, grant aid to help new high tech businesses get started, and training and support to established technology businesses. In short the IT industry in the West Midlands is flourishing. The area supports a wide range of IT disciplines and employers are keen to consider IT graduates as part of a diversified workforce.
Grad Central has extensive experience in placing talented individuals into graduate jobs in IT that reflect their abilities, talents and career aspirations. Our team of graduate IT recruitment consultants have a strong understanding of the challenges involved in the industry, both for graduates and employers alike. Our relationships with local businesses and our commitment to the region enable us to provide a much more focused recruitment service.
Grad Central can help you whether you’re looking for an entry level Graduate IT support role or a role that allows you to use your previous work experience, our IT roles span from Helpdesk Support and Software Support through to Web Designer and Software Developer.
Getting a graduate IT Job
Having a degree in computer science or other IT related discipline is certainly a very good start! Also valuable is an understanding of the wider challenges within your chosen field, and having work experience within a professional IT environment can be extremely valuable to a prospective employer.
Many graduates will have gained some expertise within core IT fields whilst studying and the professional environment will provide the perfect opportunity to refine these skills further, under experienced guidance. Many employers will also offer additional training courses to help you progress your graduate IT career, gain further qualifications and potentially achieve a professionally accredited status.
Read about some of the talented graduates that we have placed on our case studies page.
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