RWA Blog

The generation gap is a hot topic in today’s workplace. While it’s only natural that different generations have different priorities and want different things at various points in their careers, employers sometimes descend into broad, often misguided clichés, such as “Millennials want flexibility, baby boomers like structure”.

Returning to the work after a career break can be tough in any industry, but the fast-moving IT sector has its own challenges to contend with.

It’s tempting to jump straight into the market when you’re starting your job search; sending out CVs and applications to every role relevant to your skill set. However, the problem with this approach is that you could be missing a key ingredient in the job hunting success: preparation.

Techweek, New Zealand’s annual festival of IT innovation, kicks off tomorrow as part of a nine-day programme that brings our innovation stories into focus. With hundreds of events taking place up and down the country, there really is something for everyone from school students to CIOs.

It’s no secret that in today’s IT industry, Project Managers need to be faster, smarter and more flexible. As technology changes, you must also change with it. With so many fields being new, you need to adapt to new ways of working, as well as keeping abreast of new technologies.