Indiana IT program molds high school students into job-ready professionals
Indiana sports history is filled with famous coaches like Knute Rockne, Ara Parseghian, Bobby Knight, and a host of others. One who stands out is legendary basketball coach John Wooden …
Read ArticlePersuasive answers to common criticisms of IT certification
So you’re certified. Or you want to become certified. Are certifications worth it today? Do they still mean anything? And who really cares? My argument is yes, certifications mean a lot …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on TestOut Security Pro
Security certification is a topic of increasing interest among both IT pros and employers. Organizations that are private and public, civic and commercial, for-profit and nonprofit …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Are IT pros savvy shoppers?
The young bucks of the IT certification world probably have almost no memory of a time before you could buy anything and everything by going to a website, adding something to your shopping cart …
Read ArticleTest your knowledge of Python
When it comes to things we work with on a regular basis, we sometimes surprise ourselves by knowing more about a given topic than we thought we did. Just as often, however, we find ourselves …
Read ArticleCreate your own certification program: Step-by-step instructions (Part 2 of 2)
In the October issue of Certification Magazine, I covered in detail how to design and launch a top quality IT certification program. Picking up from there, let’s look at what it takes to improve …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: Deep Focus on AXELOS ITIL Foundation
How much do you know about ITIL? Would you like to know more? Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a compilation of best practices for IT service delivery …
Read ArticleSalary Survey Extra: The experience curve works its salary magic (again)
Sometime last year, in the course of expanding our mandate to bring additional Salary Survey data to light, we began tracking something that has since been known around these parts as the …
Read ArticleRising IT star Chandler Bise tempered by mixture of influences
Have you ever had the enjoyable opportunity of meeting an individual who seems to have the world on a string? You know the type I’m talking about: This sort of person has loads of talent …
Read ArticleFive reasons your employer should cover your IT certification costs
When you work in information technology, you don’t reach a point where you finally get to “graduate” from advanced learning. IT industry professionals are constantly required to …
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