Well, strangely, unlike the others on here I seem to be the odd-bod as I
actually helped set this up within Royal Mail Marketing and Sales some
20 years ago!! It was one of the lightbulb experiences that Peter has
also had it appears, I found the DPA 1984 and thought "that is really
interesting" and got hooked! I have been working at DP for the last 20
years with Royal Mail, RBS and now GHA. I also have my own small DP
consultancy with several clients on board.
Best thing for Peter to do is get his ISEB (he says with a laugh in his
throat) and then start looking around the websites for DP related jobs.
As my colleagues on here have said, these are few and far between but
sometimes you can get an in to a company and that is where you start.
Best of luck to the lad, he deserves it for having that lightbulb moment
:O)
K
Kevin Giles
Information Compliance Advisor
The Glasgow Housing Association Ltd
Tel: 0141 274 6723
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-----Original Message-----
From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Howley
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:22 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [data-protection] Fw: Considering a career in PDP
Dear all,
I hope this topic is not outside the acceptable use policy of this site,
but
I hope that members may see the list as a way of encouraging and
supporting
new entrants into DP careers.
A (very good) student of mine is seeking work in the DP field and he
asked
me about how to get a job in DP. Clearly, members of this list are
immensely
better qualified than I to answer such a question. If anyone has the
time to
pass any suggestions or advice to Peter I am sure that he (and I) would
be
most grateful.
Regards
Dr. Richard Howley
De Montfort University
Leicester LE1 9BH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Ridlington" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:17 PM
Subject: Considering a career in PDP
> Hi Richard,
>
> I've really been enjoying your privacy and data protection module, and
> found the assignment extremely interesting. Im a computing and
accounting
> joints student, and this is the first module on the computing side of
my
> course I've really enjoyed.
>
> For the assignment I spent a lot of time on the Information
Commissioners
> website and noticed the career opportunities section, which got me
> considering a career in PDP. I have looked into accountancy careers
but
> don't really know what my other the options would be.
>
> I was hoping you could give me some advice about where to start
looking
> for more information, or possibly some suggestions of related jobs. I
> noticed there is an 'international association of privacy
professionals'
> who offer qualifications, but they seem to be mainly concerned with
the
> USA. Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Peter Ridlington
>
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