The tech sector has plenty of people who never set out to work in the industry, let alone ascend to senior roles. Yet through some twist of fate or chance encounter, that’s exactly what has happened. And in some cases, they’ve found themselves in major tech roles, with hundreds of staff reporting to them and managing massive IT budgets.
In this episode of The CIO Australia Show, we talk to three ‘accidental tech professionals’ in Australia about how came to be where they are today, how their previous professional lives and experiences helped them on their journey, and what advice they have people who may be considering similarly radical career changes.
We also hear from recruitment veteran, David Jones, who is Asia-Pacific chief at global recruiter, Robert Half. Jones talks through the findings from the recruiter’s latest surveys, which predictably, show increasing demand, and salaries, for many technology roles.
Also predictable, yet still compelling, he adds is how the buoyancy of the Australian tech sector is one of the main factors contributing to record levels of employment in the country which is leaps and bounds ahead of many economies still suffering from the pandemic.
