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By Janet Pinkerton
| September 03, 2013
This year, IT security professionals working with the U.S. Department of Defense got a new option for their required credentials: the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) certification. CompTIA spoke with three CASP-certified professionals about why they chose this security certification to move their career forward.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| August 30, 2013
The cloud computing market continues to grow, and cloud computing jobs are getting more lucrative. But what the exactly is a “cloud job” and what does it take to win one? Executives from IT staffing firms and career sites recently spoke with CompTIA about what cloud skills and knowledge are currently in-demand from employers.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| August 21, 2013
Younger workers from Generation Y (20 to 34 years old) are replacing the retiring Baby Boomers in the workforce. New generational research from CompTIA indicates that, as Gen Y assumes the prime labor role, these younger workers will bring new preferences, new behaviors, and new expectations—especially with regard to how technology is used in the workplace.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| August 14, 2013
Heather Jones' professional path began with a daunting setback and being sent to war, but she persevered to follow her many technology interests and landed her dream job as a quality assurance (QA) analyst for Riot Games, the Santa Monica, California-based publisher of "League of Legends," a multi-player online battle arena video game.
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By Daniel Margolis
| August 09, 2013
CompTIA hosted students from Leyden High School District 212 this week, giving them guided access to the association’s headquarters in Downers Grove, IL.
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By Julie Ritzer Ross
| August 05, 2013
Twelve first-year day students in the enhanced Information & Communication Technology (ICT) program at Kingston, Jamaica-based Vector Technology Institute recently passed their CompTIA A+ exams. With CompTIA certification as well as an academic degree, the students will be ready to prove to potential employers that they have the knowledge and hands-on experience to successfully fulfill their IT job responsibilities.
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By Lisa Fasold
| July 31, 2013
Laura Steward Atchison, CEO, Wisdom Learned LLC, gave ChannelCon attendees a tutorial on how to ask the right questions that will give you the answers you need to take your business and life where you want to be – faster.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| July 30, 2013
Due to changes in the IT skills marketplace, CompTIA will retire the CompTIA IT for Sales and CompTIA Green IT specialty certification exams at the end of this year.
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By Janet Pinkerton
| July 23, 2013
CompTIA certified professionals now have a few new options to highlight their certified status. Credentialing service Blue Ribbon Techs and professional talent database Brainhunter.com now provide CompTIA certification validation on online profiles. So instead of confirming your certified status to multiple potential employers, you can do it once and apply to multiple contracting jobs.
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By Leslie Hague
| July 18, 2013
CompTIA announces the winners of its contests surrounding the 250,000th IT professional to become CompTIA Security+ certified.
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