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Are You Prepared For Your Interview?

by David Jacobs on December 8th, 2011

Are you ready for your next interview? Let us help make sure you are. Contact your Career Services Manager today and get the latest information on our Hiring Events, resume workshops, and newest tools within your Critical Path all geared towards helping you land that great new job!


Is your resume complete and approved?


If not, you're missing out on the variety of job orders which our MicroTrain Career Services team receives every month. Currently, we have upwards of 60 full time positions we're looking to fill such as: PC Technician, IP Telephony Engineer, Cisco Network Engineer, Data Analyst, Senior Project Manager, SAP Subject Matter Expert, and SQL Database Specialist. If you don't have access, it's as easy as updating your resume in your Critical Path! Just login, complete your resume using the "Your Resume" link, submit for approval to your Career Services Manager, and get access to our comprehensive database of open job listings. It's as simple as that. Create and update your resume today!


Have you mastered your Elevator Pitch?


Our Critical Path has gone through a series of changes to help you better manage your job search in the most efficient and effective way possible. We've added a new tool to assist you in crafting your winning elevator pitch so you can be prepared to sell yourself and your skills anytime, anywhere, to any employer. Just login to your Critical Path and click on the "Elevator Pitch" link to get started on yours!


Let us help you get back to work! 


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Mission Certification: Do Certifications Lead to Employment and Higher Incomes?

by David Jacobs on December 6th, 2011

The fact of the matter is this: A certification can differentiate your resume from others in the hiring process. Not only does it validate your specialized training and skills, it helps the Hiring Manager be confident in their decision because the certification proves your knowledge. 


A new survey about the impact a certification had on getting a new job and earning higher income was published recently (Network World) based on input from hundreds of IT Professionals.


Read the survey here.


Some excellent highlights [1] include:

  • 60% said a certification led to a new job
  • 29% said a certification led to a promotion
  • 50% said a certification earned them more pay
  • 40% said their pay increased by more than 10% directly because of certification


[1] Data and statistics from "Will IT certs get you jobs and raises? Survey says yes" appearing on Network World on November 14, 2011. Follow the link for the full article.


Have you spoken to your Career Services Manager about your plan to attain certification in your Primary Course? It is very important that your job plan includes earning a certification, and MicroTrain will help you schedule the right activities to reach this significant milestone.


Earning a certification will help your Career Services Manager sell your skills to their employer contacts so that you can land that job and earn a higher income.


Let us help you get back to work and earn more money! 

Raves & Praise

D. Easter

PMP Certification Training, November 2008

Thanks Microtrain for conducting a great PMP course that set me on a successful path to obtain my PMP certification. I have passed the test!

Christopher Fowler

MCSA

Very thorough, good mix of lecture and lab work. Al is great! Keeps classes interesting and supplements required test material with need-to-know items from real world experience.

Jean S.

PMP Certification Training, Lombard, 2008

I was laid off for many months and not really getting many callbacks for my resume and no job offers. After I put the letters PMP on it, not only did I see an increase in quantity, but also quality of interviews. I had been spinning my wheels for 5 months, and after the PMP went on, I had 2 job offers in 6 weeks. It really was the "golden ticket"

Robert Graf

MCSA

Microtrain presents the course material in an interesting and concise manner. Microtrain gives the student all the resources necessary to pass the certification exams. Both the Chicago and Lombard facilities were excellent, and the staff goes to any length to accommodate any student changes.

Kaycee Ekufu

MCSA

The instructor [Al Khalfan] was very knowledgeable in the field. He presented the materials and concepts with a professional touch. He also frequently adds humor to his teachings, which made it easier for me to understand. The support staff was all nice, gentle, caring, and very helpful. The materials, rooms and amenities were excellent and exceeded expected standards.

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