October 24, 2008 9:20 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
Interpersonal skills,
IT careers,
IT certification,
job seeking skills,
soft skillsOn August 27, I posted a blog entitled "7 Questions for Highly Effective Career Advice." In posting this piece, my goal was to arm readers and would be advice-seekers with...
October 24, 2008 9:07 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
Interpersonal skills,
IT careers,
job seeking skills,
Personal development,
soft skillsOne topic of discussion I see all the time might be baldly stated as "How can I present myself to prospective employers as positively as possible without getting into trouble or promising more than I can deliver?" Besides the obvious answers--namely, "Steer clear of trouble," and "Don't claim...
October 15, 2008 7:39 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
CertCities.com,
Emmett Dulaney,
IT careers,
IT certification study tips,
job seeking skills,
soft skills,
Will Harper,
Work backgroundYou know that old saying: "You can never be too rich, or too thin?" Well, I think a variation on that theme applies to preparing for certification exams: "You can never be too prepared, or too ready!" To that end, I've compiled a bunch of advice on preparing for exams that readers may find...
October 13, 2008 2:52 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification study tips,
Microsoft Second Shot,
soft skillsMicrosoft Learning has been running its Second Shot program on and off since the late 90's. It works like this:
October 9, 2008 8:24 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT certification study tips,
Microsoft WindowsNot 'By Invitation Only' Any More!
Normally, you have to hold a Microsoft certification of some kind and your e-mail address has to make its way onto a beta exam invitation list before you become eligible to take a beta certification exam. The invitation e-mail has long been the...
October 8, 2008 5:40 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
soft skillsIn June, 2008, at Tech-Ed in Orlando, Microsoft announced a new high-level certification program to attendees and the rest of the world. As the name is intended to convey, the new Master credentials are intended...
October 6, 2008 3:02 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
MCITP,
MCSE,
MCTS,
Work backgroundTo some extent, it's fair to look at the MCITP credentials as an answer to the question: "Where do MCTS on the networking/admin side go for the next rung in the MS certification ladder?" This is territory that's still being explored and mapped, because a growing crop of new MCTS certified...
October 3, 2008 3:31 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
MCITP,
MCTSA quick look at the MCTS Web page confirms several observations:
- Lots of credentials fall under this umbrella (32 in all)
- These credentials cover lots of different ground: .NET Framework 2.0 (3) and 3.5...
October 1, 2008 9:14 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career development,
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
job seeking skills,
Personal development,
soft skills,
Work backgroundWith the end of 2008 now less than three months off, and 2009 chugging resolutely into view on the horizon, it's time to lift your eyes from the day-to-day near horizon of workaday life, and look a bit further out at the bigger career picture. This means asking questions such as:
