I'm after some advice

Oh man! Ad-blocking software has been detected! :'(

This website is run by the community, for the community... and it needs advertisements in order to keep running. Blocking our ads means your killing our stats!
Please disable your ad-block, or become a premium member to hide all advertisements and this notice.

Hello,
First off, I can't believe it's nearly 4 years since my last post in these forums!

I feel I am at a bit of a juncture in my career at the moment. I'm not particularly enjoying my role as Group IT Manager and I've had the longing for a while to get back in to hands on technical IT. However, I've not been hands on for about 24 months and feel a little out of touch with some of the latest technology releases.

Do any of you have experience of going from a purely management role back in to a technical role? If so, what steps did you take to make that happen and what challenges did you face getting a job?

Thanks
Crazy Horse

 

Really appreciate you taking the time to reply on this one Jim, really helpful.

I'll keep mulling it over, but suspect I'll stay managing for the time being.

 

I personally never had a pure management role, but I've gone from Desktop -> Architecture/Design roles and the best advice I can give, is to show your interest in the area that you want to focus on. This could be anything from volunteering at your current gig or maybe even doing some technical certifications.

Either way, you have a few ways of going about it. One question that I have for you, is there room for you to switch to a technical role in the company where you currently work?

 

Not with my current company, I've gone too far down the management track in my opinion. My grade/salary would not translate well moving back on to a technical track and I don't think the company would support me in the move.

Thanks for the advice and response!