When a new character joined the Mr Men and Little Miss book series, female engineers were delighted Little Miss Inventor was challenging stereotypes.
She has gone on to become a positive role model for girls who want to enjoy a career not only in engineering but also many other historically male-dominated industries.
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The loveable character, who often appears with pencils and a spanner in her hair, is described by author and illustrator Adam Hargreaves as “intelligent, ingenious and inventive” – just the kind of qualities that are perfect for many roles in IT.
And that got us thinking: why not come up with our own s1jobs characters especially for this important sector?
Little Miss Thoughtful
In many businesses the IT support team is brilliant at helping solve technical issues.
The downside is, rather than passing on nuggets of knowledge to employees, there’s no real desire to educate.
This means many companies become wholly reliant on IT support for every little glitch. This slows down productivity . . . and can potentially endanger profits and job security, including those enjoyed by the IT team.
Little Miss Thoughtful is different. Not only does she solve problems, she also shows employees how they can avoid future issues and even implement their own quick solutions themselves.
This kind of enabling attitude makes Little Miss Thoughtful highly sought after.
Mr Innovation
Many millennials knew all about tech before they were teething. This was a wonderful start to embracing the new age. Unfortunately, it also means today’s generation of digital natives are reluctant to believe they can be taught anything new.
But Mr Innovation can.
He knows in today’s digital world being well schooled is valued but not the end all.
With hardware and software changing so fast, often, on a daily basis, IT pros must always keep up.
This makes Mr Innovation ideal as an IT manager who organises continual training and skills support for his team.
Little Miss Authority
Unlike the original Little Miss Bossy – who is so bossy she even told Mr Nosey to mind his own business – our character has more of a ‘command and control’ attitude to life.
What does this mean? Well, the roles available in IT on s1jobs are not all about support or software and web development.
From monitoring GDPR requirements relating to safe storage to taking care of a company’s cyber security, Little Miss Authority is commander and chief – keeping on top of business matters so often taken for granted.
What character would you like to be? Find out what’s on offer with the latest IT/Telecommunications roles from s1jobs.