My Career Change Journey

What Jobs are Available in Power Platform?

Power Platform is a fast growing area for Microsoft. Some of the jobs available in this field are: Power Platform Developer Power BI Developer Power Apps Developer Power Automate Developer Power Platform Consultant Power Platform Solutions Architect As mentioned elsewhere on this site, note that the Power Platform does have limitations and sometimes connectors and... Continue Reading →

What is the Power Platform?

The Microsoft Power Platform is a set of business applications that enables you to analyse data (Power BI), build portals (Power Pages, formerly Power Apps Portals), automate processes (Power Automate, formerly Microsoft Flow), build solutions (Power Apps) and create chat bots (Copilot, formerly Power Virtual Agents) using low code tools. This low code platform does... Continue Reading →

What is Data Visualisation?

Data visualisation is the graphical representation of information and data using visual elements such as maps, charts and graphs. This enables businesses to identify trends and gain insights from the data. Check out this comprehensive beginner's guide on FutureLearn. Power BI, Tableau and QlikView are some of the most popular tools used by organisations for... Continue Reading →

What Jobs are Available in Dynamics 365?

Visit popular job search websites and search Dynamics CE/CRM and Dynamics F&O/ERP roles to see what the roles entail. There are nuances in the way different organisations label different roles so a 'support consultant' may be the exact same role as an 'analyst' in another company, so make sure you read the job descriptions carefully.... Continue Reading →

What is Dynamics 365?

Dynamics 365 is a collection of Business Application ('Biz Apps') tools from Microsoft. It is built on the Power Platform so essentially the apps are 'out of the box' PowerApps that have been customised to fit a specific business area such as Human Resources (HR) or Marketing. They can be further customised to fit the... Continue Reading →

What is your ‘Business Domain’ Knowledge?

For career changers, your biggest selling point to interviewers is your 'business domain' knowledge, i.e. understanding the processes, nuances, culture and requirements of a particular industry. Perhaps you've worked in retail, finance, transport, education, hospitality, healthcare or the public sector? Just about any business field you have knowledge of will be at your advantage, particularly... Continue Reading →

50% off Selected Microsoft Exams when you Complete 30 Days to Learn It Challenge

Get 50% off the following exams when you complete this challenge (from Microsoft website): Azure Database AdministratorExam DP-300 Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions;  Information Protection AdministratorExam SC-400 Microsoft Information Protection Administrator; Azure AI FundamentalsExam AI-900 Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals; Azure Data ScientistExam DP-100 Designing and Implementing a Data Science Solution on Azure; Azure DeveloperExam AZ-204... Continue Reading →

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