High school grad trumps peers’ college training with certification

This feature first appeared in the Summer 2014 issue of Certification Magazine.

After applying for a full-time customer support position with a wireless internet service provider in Worcester, Mass., recent high school graduate Steven Rich (Tantasqua Regional High School, class of 2014) landed in the same hiring pool as a handful of candidates with college …

CertStudent: Small town girl, big certification dreams

The rural town of Vancleave sits in the heart of Jackson County, all the way down in the toe of Mississippi that touches the Gulf Coast …

CertStudent: Ready to take a bite out of Apple

 CertStudent  is a regular feature that profiles students of all ages who are pursuing certification at schools, in training programs, and on their own time (and own dime). Know an interesting  CertStudent ? Share the details with us at editor (at) certmag (dot) com.

Do you remember your first computer? For Dawid Podkanowicz, it came …

CertStudent: ‘I’m more of a new technology guy’

 CertStudent  is a regular feature that profiles students of all ages who are pursuing certification at schools, in training programs, and on their own time (and own dime). Know an interesting  CertStudent ? Share the details with us at editor (at) certmag (dot) com.

Now he likes to use a sleek MacBook Air, but Isaiah …

Whiz kid: Going straight from high school to IT security

Among the skills sought for work in penetration testing — the branch of cybersecurity in which gifted “ethical hackers” attempt to strengthen network or website security …

CertStudent: Parts in a box for Christmas

A few years ago, Jason Pucilowski got a unique Christmas gift from his parents: a computer. What made the gift stand out …