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By Janet Pinkerton
| February 28, 2014
On the Caribbean isle of St. Lucia, the IT infrastructure is strengthening. In the capital city of Castries, Linus Charles and partner Kerie Dantes are determined to take advantage of this tech revolution. CompTIA certifications are helping them do it.
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By CompTIA
| February 07, 2014
CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor neutral skills certifications for information technology (IT) professionals, and dozens of its industry partners are teaming up to give someone the chance to “Be One in a Million.”
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By CompTIA
| February 04, 2014
The information technology (IT) industry is likely to experience moderate growth in 2014, according to the IT Industry Outlook 2014 released this week by CompTIA. CompTIA’s consensus forecast projects a 2014 growth rate of 3.4 percent for the global IT industry, with upside potential of 5.9 percent. The U.S. forecast is slightly lower: 3 percent, with upside potential of 5.4 percent. Get the full story here.
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By Eric Larson
| January 24, 2014
Certifications often help people grow their careers, but for Lamia Al-Azzawe, IT training went beyond this. It helped her pivot from an uncertain future in her home country to a world of job opportunities.
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By John McGlinchey
| January 15, 2014
Administrators wanted students at Chicago’s West Leyden High School to understand the IT skills needed in the business world, so they set up a technical support internship (TSI) to provide a live IT help desk for the school.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| January 10, 2014
Negotiating a new job salary and benefits is played like a high-stakes poker game, with some cards right out on the table and others played close to the vest.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| January 09, 2014
Software developer Esri wants its customers to have a consistent, high-quality experience with its geographic information systems (GIS), whether at the company’s Redlands, Calif., headquarters or with an Esri distributor on the other side of the world.
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By CompTIA
| January 09, 2014
Tokyo-based Tact Machine Service Co. Ltd. knew the leap from printer servicing to providing full network solutions would require more than a good business plan; it’d also need industry certifications to match. That’s where CompTIA came in, implementing a comprehensive training program that has helped Tact see a rise in staff performance, communication dynamics and customer satisfaction.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| January 08, 2014
It’s well-known that achieving A+ certification can give folks a leg up on employment opportunities, but in some areas of the world, the focus, direction and career mapping offered by CompTIA’s certification programs can turn an uncertain reality into a concrete career path.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| December 18, 2013
CompTIA asked IT professionals what the CompTIA A+ certification did for them. Stories and situations differed, but each said earning the vendor-neutral, foundational IT credential took them where they wanted to go.
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