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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! 

Contact Your Career Services Manager

by David Jacobs on December 5th, 2011

Are you engaged with your Career Services Manager?


We have had numerous students transition into employment in the last month as a result of their continued interaction with MicroTrain, Critical Path, and the Career Services Team.


MicroTrain continues to add employer partners on a weekly basis, and they have provided excellent feedback on the quality of our students. As a result of our October Hiring Events, a number of students were interviewed and have obtained employment. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to get in front of employers, and sell yourself!

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Scott Wilson - Team Bradley

Employer Partner Feedback

Dawn has been a pleasure to work with. She is diligent in her efforts to give MicroTrain’s students the best opportunities to connect and network with various companies and players in the job market. The curriculums and certification programs are in line with today’s current IT needs. It’s good to see that they evolve with what employers are most seeking out there. I would recommend to any employer that hires skilled IT workers that they look into MicroTrain’s career services department as a potential source of candidates. The business of hiring can be quite costly, and Dawn and her staff provide a free service to outside companies. This value-add for MicroTrain’s students aligns with their mission in both training and job assistance to set up a win/win scenario for all involved.

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!

David

A Cisco Success Story

I attended a resume writing seminar & conducted mock phone interviews with a Microtrain career counselor. These two activities gave me a leg up on distinguishing myself from all the other people looking for work. Since the career counselor's at Microtrain had a track record of getting people hired, their insight and positive past experiences helped me tremendously in getting hired with a Cisco Voice Systems Integrator in the Chicago area. I was hired as a Cisco Voice Tech Engineer with a starting salary of $65,000 / year with a Cisco voice systems reseller located in the Chicagoland area. Microtrain was very instramental in making this a reality. From expediting my WIA grant, to providing excellent hands-on training from knowledgable instructors I was able to achieve becoming certified with my CCNP. Microtrain's career services was the final catalyst in connecting me with this company by communicating with them on my behalf and with me in setting up the interview. One week later and I was hired. No joke. Thanks Microtrain!

Karine Bucci

Project Management

Great class, loved the interaction and team-building exercises. Plenty of materials and learning tools supplied. Although it was a full week's class, never boring. Donna [Russell] was awesome and gave many supporting examples for better understanding.

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"

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