Catch 22 for the job seeker

 So I recently went through a set of interviews for an Educational establishment and also for a Legal firm. In both cases I was asked to prepare a 10 minute presentation on a topic, and in one case was recalled for a second interview.  In both cases I was very up-front about my previous experience and was happy to see that having not worked in the particular niche previously was no barrier to gaining an interview.  However, in both cases I was told afterwards that the role had gone to someone with previous experience that exactly matched the role.

So this has set me thinking about how an Information Professional with significant experience can make the leap from one sector to another.  We hear about transferable skills, but how realistic is the hope of crossing over from commercial to education, or from financial to legal roles?  I would be interested to hear from anyone who has made that transition, and how they gained the confidence of the employer, or how they gained the experience.  

Review First Draft sent to VIP Editor

I finished my first draft of the S&P Capital IQ review this weekend. Sent it off with screen shots and then almost instantly realised I hadn't even looked at the Charting features on the system.   Just checked it out on my son's PC and it seems very easy. Compile your lists and screens in the platform then select them in the charting module. My experience of creating charts from data like this is limited, as I relied on Think-Cell in the past - or sent the raw data for the end-user to massage, but it was very straightforward in Capital IQ.

Overall I really liked the product. I got some very positive feedback from users that I asked about it, particularly the Excel plug-in.

With regards the review, I know there will be lots of editing and I'm not able to include all the detail I would have liked to add, but I do have a lot of notes and a Quick Reference Guide to the plug-in so I will be happy to answer any additional questions about the functionality and my observations.