ayodebola:
Wow! Thank you so much for this lead uk2020. I will work on this. Hope you won't mind me sending a DM if I require further information? Thanks bros. I appreciate.

Please, feel free.

ayodebola:
Hi UK2020,
IThanks for this comprehensive writeup. It's an eye opener which proves that cert + training/internship can get you the job. Please can you be kind enough to mention the IT recruitment firm that offers training with internship/job offer in UK. Looking forward to your reply. Regards.

Go to Indeed and search "paid training" in the search bar. No need to add a location. Then filter the results

https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=83bdb90996f0bf7f&q=paid+training&tk=1g2vigj5pjknm801&from=web&advn=5859575233727946&adid=389959784&ad=-6NYlbfkN0D911TAKucL3rWDXNbI5JTJgzKdM-g4eLdLIygKrdBmlhwhKcv7evY69LoNCv5sYePgEvzt87b0UNnCfzkmaw8WJG9gB6hQ8qd-NRUAjB2a6XXygYGF09bA53IRuL6WlmNuAtO4vEVwJ2MBjyv-R80ycXfnf8QfqVjI50u-mdCi2aR5a7dc9G-1rre2dK22fO2qbq6bThCLI_UtJJrCPhuBRUDxn-hEjNIInzvHSo3TpjK1bgmaKtA8d57r_fHbvTY9WvOPxLWMXC1CfdudSXNTh_xJdLY384uhS7L_e_Rh_km5WODrYad4J7Aqbas_JpFKrTl-Pg4MhGHzEvsnSVd9vRbWBOO1iWluM6ejEymXyAhKLK42T-lZ&pub=4a1b367933fd867b19b072952f68dceb&vjs=3

I found the posting above in less than a minute. There are other firms out there recruiting all the time. take you time and search for them. You will find training for business and technical consultants. from Business analysis, Software Testing, Cloud Engineering, etc.


Most of these training firms will require you to have at least a degree in any subject
A BRP valid for more than 2 years (But there's no harm in trying if you don't have but I strongly doubt if they will accept)
If you have done some IT courses on Udemy, Coursera, etc. You'll have an advantage.

The link above is just an example. Never heard of them until today.
If you meet the criteria (You'll have to provide evidence) above and you are highly motivated, I can refer you to where I am currently working. I won't want to recommend someone that will reflect negatively on me so you need to be very sure of yourself.

Good luck!

piecexchange:


Thank you for this....please can you recommend the IT recruitments firm someone can begin with to boost chances in IT especially in cloud...

I think you sent me a dm. I have replied.

I think time and chance is everything. Both sides of the argument have elements of truth.
If you get a job solely on certifications and no work experience it's probably because they wanted to train you and you certifications are proof that you can be taught. Meaning you were very lucky.

Last year I paid for a cloud certification course that I thought will lead to a job upon completion but it didn't. Only two of us from that training course are currently working as cloud engineers.
I was fortunate to get a firm that offered paid training and job placements after training. I was offered a placement two weeks into my training after a successful interview. I now work as a cloud engineer for one of the big four banks.

I think it depends largely on the sector. Certifications without experience might not get you a job in the UK cloud sector.

On the other hand I got my placement quickly because of my certifications. About half of those in my training cohort already had cloud certifications but no experience and therefore no jobs. All of us without exception have now been placed.

The quickest way into IT here in the UK without prior university education in IT is to get trained by an IT recruitment firm. You get paid during and after training for at least two years.

If you can get certified without paying heavily please do. It will look good on your CV but after that it's just time and chance, no guarantees at all.

Amarathripple0:


It must be because Nigerians are actually amazing people. Since I’ve been here, the way my fellow Nigerian classmates rally around to help each other so no man is left behind has been amazing. I mean, this thread is also proof. Some of my classmates always mention that these Indians help each other without realising that it’s the exact thing we are doing amongst ourselves. I’ve only met fantastic Nigerians since I’ve been here. Yea, there are bad ones, but that’s just human nature and it has nothing to do with being Nigerian. I wish we would project the positives more than the negatives. I have a friend who is so proud of living in a predominantly white neighborhood, and he talks down on neighbourhoods where Nigerians live, and it’s such a shame that we’ve been programmed to see ourselves as less, whereas these Asians build their own communities and thrive within them.

Imagine a Jew going on a Jewish forum to tell them to avoid other Jews, or a European doing the same. They'll either ban that person or recommend psychriatic evaluation. Divide and conquer has been the tool used to ensure and people of African heritage never build together or form communities that will benefit them as a group. There's always someone or a group of them going around spreading negativity to ensure that distrust abound. There's a reason why you find Chinatowns or Jewish quarters in many places.

If there are 200 million Nigerians on this earth, until you've had a negative experience when dealing with a hundred and one million of them you have no basis to come on a Nigerian forum to tell Nigerians to stay away from other Nigerians. If that's not insanity then I don't not what else to call it.

Amarathripple0:

Nigerianophobes

I think if these so called "Nigerianophobes" are Nigerians themselves then it's a form of internalised self-hatred. They've been conditioned they just don't know...

Chreze:


Racism to me was experienced long ago by our fathers who were considered to be inferior, enough as to turn them to slaves or making them work in demeaning conditions/environments. Wearing them chains just to show they are inferior and not of equal class. That harm and torture is racist to me. And that’s the reason why I said a bad person can be racist if given the chance, but at the moment the person is only displaying bad vibes.

This is very naive thinking, it shows that you really don't know what's going on.

BorisJohnson:



We can rest now.
Curry’s sold to you Despite/Inspite of being Black, & African.
Great!
Turns out John Lewis did not refuse to sell due to your black ness and African ness. Yes?
Not everything is about race.

Meanwhile, Any Buy Now Pay Later is actually a ‘credit issue’.

I wonder why you keep replying to her like this. No empathy whatsoever...

Aydceo:


I need pounds if you still need naira ?

Sold my pounds. Thanks

NemB:
You guys, I have plug for Nigerian food / snacks in Birmingham o. if you're tired of burger and chips and you need some ogbono and meat pie

Do you have a location (offline/online)?

Olinga:
Wow this is so beautiful to read. I pray this grace and favour locates me soonest.

For me I've been getting plenty rejections as well and it always come during the interview stage passing the graduate test has always been easy for me but the interview is something else. I really wonder what the trick here is?

I'll suggest you go through the videos on this channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtPXCqjm9c7nqgJL-vBSZg

I found the channel after I did poorly on a few interviews. I aced my very next interview after watching a few videos.

hustla:


I have answered everything comprehensively sir

Wow!! You really did

Please be on the look out for my DM.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate.

hustla:



Bro, I have more than 7 Azure / Microsoft 365 Certs, talk to me. Think i just passed my 10th one last week

Please do not in heaven or hell pay 2K for fundamentals and Azure Admin, shey you dey whine me ni

Hahan., daylight robbery

Let me get home, ill type comprehensively on PC

Hmm... how's the job market? Is there a huge demand for cloud engineers?
Will be looking forward to your comment.

Olalekank:

£2,000 is a lot of money.

Do you have any experience in tech?
Who’s the provider of this service?

Also note that interview guarantee is different from job guarantee. I’ll suggest you ask more questions so you know your prospects if you do go ahead with the certification course.

My tech experiences are front-end development and data analysis. I think I need to ask more questions. Thanks a lot.

Good day everyone! I need advice, particularly from the tech gurus in the house. I just got an offer for a 10 week Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer training programme.

It costs £1950.
Includes 2 certification exams
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals and
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104
It's instructor led and comes with a lot of projects and course assessments.
I am told, I am guaranteed 2 interviews with prospective employers.

Is this a good offer?
Is there a sizeable demand for Azure Cloud Engineers, is this an investment worth £2000?
Are there better alternatives, e.g., AWS, etc.

Thanks in advance...

I have euros (or pounds) to exchange for naira. Please dm me with your rates, If you have euros to exchange for naira. If not exchange in pounds will suffice.

Thanks

icon8:


Better go apologise to the boy and make up with him. If anything, he’s the victim in all of this, not you. A racist will not constantly hang out with you like you said he used to. Unless he suddenly became racist yesterday!

Smh...

KOVIC19COVID20:

It may shock you that the interviewers will not give a rats ass how your hair looks.
They might care more about the contents of your Medula oblongata (speaking from experience).

Best wishes as you go in for interview.
Just Go blast it bro!!

Thanks...

omopapa:
Go to Perry Barr, bus 51 or 527 from city centre towards Walsall. The barber shop is opposite Barclays Bank B20 3BJ is the postcode. The barber shop is also beside Glorious African restaurant

Thanks a lot! I appreciate.

Good day everyone,
I urgently need the services of a barber (preferably Nigerian/African). I live in Birmingham (B13), I have a job interview scheduled for tomorrow and I'd like to look as professional as possible. I just arrived here(in Birmingham), I came during the lock down and I haven't been out and about. If you have any recommendations, please do tell. Also recommend, if possible, places of interest; areas populated by African diaspora or black businesses in particular. It'll be nice to patronize them whenever and wherever possible.
Thanks