Steve Huxham, chairman of the Recruitment Society, said that society will always face the problem of having too many people in some kinds of jobs and not enough doing others.
He illustrated this by pointing out that many companies are currently looking to recruit people with engineering skills, but are suffering from a lack of candidates.
Mr Huxham explained that people who are aiming to change careers can take advantage of situations like this and train to fill roles which are currently in demand.
'[If] the personal investment you are going to have to make in retraining makes sense, then I would say it is well worth contemplating [a career change],' the expert commented.
Recently, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology vice-president of marketing Jerri Barrett said that the IT industry needs to do more to attract female workers.
He illustrated this by pointing out that many companies are currently looking to recruit people with engineering skills, but are suffering from a lack of candidates.
Mr Huxham explained that people who are aiming to change careers can take advantage of situations like this and train to fill roles which are currently in demand.
'[If] the personal investment you are going to have to make in retraining makes sense, then I would say it is well worth contemplating [a career change],' the expert commented.
Recently, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology vice-president of marketing Jerri Barrett said that the IT industry needs to do more to attract female workers.
