{"id":16400,"date":"2024-02-21T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T09:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/?p=16400"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T13:22:25","slug":"how-to-secure-a-new-role-in-a-slower-job-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/news\/how-to-secure-a-new-role-in-a-slower-job-market\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Secure a New Role in a Slower Job Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new role this month?<\/p>\n<p>While the job market might be a little slower this month, we\u2019re here to help you snap up the job of your dreams.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, we\u2019ll look at which specific skills you should be learning, as well as sharing our top career advice to help you get ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Happening in Recruitment Right Now?<\/h2>\n<p>We generally aren\u2019t seeing the usual vacancy growth we\u2019d expect at the beginning of the new year. This could be down to a number of factors, including ongoing economic uncertainty, budgetary reasons or other.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, our candidates are continuing to have great success in finding and being hired for the roles they want.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because, despite the slower vacancy growth, more and more businesses are on the lookout for candidates who have the specialised IT skillsets they need. And we can help match you with them.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some key trends from the latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Economic uncertainty constrains hiring activity, as businesses wait to hear about the Chancellor\u2019s upcoming spring budget<\/li>\n<li>Total vacancies continue to decline, as demand for permanent staff weakens and candidate supply increases<\/li>\n<li>Salary inflation drops to the softest recorded since March 2021, likely as a result of budgetary pressures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Invest in Yourself, and the Rest Will Follow<\/h2>\n<p>Training and development is a great way to stand out to potential employers.<\/p>\n<p>It proves that you not only have the motivation, dedication and commitment to learn new skills and better yourself, but that you\u2019re really paying attention to the skillsets and capabilities that businesses are looking for in today\u2019s job economy.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 of the most in-demand skills this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automation testers<\/li>\n<li>Business analysts<\/li>\n<li>Cyber security<\/li>\n<li>Data engineers<\/li>\n<li>Data scientists<\/li>\n<li>Developers<\/li>\n<li>Management<\/li>\n<li>Project managers<\/li>\n<li>Software engineers<\/li>\n<li>Software architects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re looking to self-fund your L&amp;D or use your organisation\u2019s allocated training budget, we can help you build the skills and capabilities you need, leveraging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/clients\/we-develop\/\">world-class training<\/a> and our partnership with Learning Tree International.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are this month\u2019s featured upcoming courses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PRINCE2\u00ae 7th Edition Foundation | \u00a31,045 | March 4-6 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/prince2-2017-foundation-prince2-2017-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CompTIA Network+\u00ae Training | \u00a31,995 | March 4-8, 18-22 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/comptia-network-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Introduction to AI, Data Science &amp; Machine Learning with Python | \u00a32,700 | March 4-8, 11-15 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/data-science-training-python\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AgilePM\u00ae Foundation and Practitioner Certification Training | \u00a31,795 | March 4-8, 11-15 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/apmg-agilepm-achieving-foundation-practitioner-certification\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CompTIA Cloud+\u00ae Certification Training | \u00a32,195 | March 4-8, 11-15 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/comptia-cloud-plus-certification-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Training | \u00a32,995 | March 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/ceh-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CISSP\u00ae Training and Certification Prep Course | \u00a33,295 | March 4-8, 18-22 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/cissp-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Project Management Professional\u00ae (PMP) Certification Training | \u00a31,795 | March 4-8, 18-22 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/pmp-certification-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ITIL\u00ae 4 Foundation Training | \u00a31,390 | March 6-8, 12-14, 20-22 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/itil-4-foundation-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Power BI Training | \u00a31,465 | March 6-8, 26-28 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/microsoft-power-bi-training\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) | \u00a3730 | March 11 | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningtree.co.uk\/courses\/introduction-to-artificial-intelligence-ai\/\">See course contents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Get your IDENTIFI-EXCLUSIVE discount of 25% OFF these selected courses (and many others) by either getting in touch with your consultant or calling us on 01908 886 048.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Expert Career Advice to Help You Get Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve curated our top pieces of advice to help you get ahead in your career or land that new role.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Qualifications, certifications and experience will always be important. But, today, hiring companies are placing more and more focus on soft skills. Learn how to future-proof yours in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/news\/how-to-future-proof-your-soft-skills\/\">How to future-proof your soft skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AI and automation will undoubtedly disrupt many industries and change the way we work. But this will be for the better. Learn why in our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/news\/ai-won-t-take-your-job-ai-will-improve-it\/\">AI won\u2019t take your job \u2013 AI will improve it<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Keeping your head down and working hard isn\u2019t always the most effective way to get noticed. Here are a few ways to stand out and get ahead in the workplace: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/news\/standing-out-in-the-workplace-how-to-get-ahead-without-asking\/\">Standing out in the workplace \u2013 how to get ahead without asking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/news\/\">Head to our blog for more career advice.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Need a Helping Hand?<\/h2>\n<p>Need support finding and securing your dream role?<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with one of our consultants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/contact-us\/\">using the form here<\/a> for personalised roles, career guidance and support.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image by Adobe Stock by Studio Romantic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new role this month? While the job market might be a little slower this month, we\u2019re here to help you snap up the job of your dreams. In this blog, we\u2019ll look at which specific skills you should be learning, as well as sharing our top career advice to help you get&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/news\/how-to-secure-a-new-role-in-a-slower-job-market\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Secure a New Role in a Slower Job Market<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":16403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16400"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16833,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16400\/revisions\/16833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/16403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.identifiglobal.com\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}