August 25, 2008 2:44 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
A+,
Career planning,
CCNA,
IT careers,
IT certification,
Network+This morning I found a message in my inbox from one of the readers of these blogs. I will paraphrase its contents as follows: "I am interested in a career in networking. I am taking A+ classes, after which I plan to earn Network+ and then the CCNA. Please tell me I am on the right track: although I...
August 18, 2008 3:23 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
CCNA,
IT careers,
IT certification,
IT salaries,
MCSEOn the IT Knowledge Exchange, I recently fielded the following question "What is the basic salary given to a starting network employee with CCNA and MCSE...
August 15, 2008 3:08 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
CCIE,
CCNA,
IT careers,
IT certificationEnough readers have commented on pros, cons, and costs of certification that I wanted to throw a calculation tool into the hopper. Whenever you consider spending time, effort, and money on career development or enhancement it's a really good idea to use standard "return on investment" techniques to...
August 13, 2008 3:00 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
CISSP,
IT careers,
IT certification,
MCP,
SAP consulting certification,
Security+,
Work backgroundPick a popular entry-level IT certification, I don't care which one: MCP (Microsoft single-exam credential, Microsoft Certified Professional), any major CompTIA cert (A+, Network+, Security+,...), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), and so forth. For each of these items, and others I don't...
August 8, 2008 8:51 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certificationThanks to the email link in my blogs, and through my profile, I've received quite a bit more email from "interested parties" for my first couple of blogs than I ever expected. Therefore, let me continue with my thanks to those of you who took the time to respond to my postings and to share your...
August 6, 2008 3:38 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
Security,
Work backgroundOne of the questions I get asked most frequently might best be stated as "Which is better from a career development perspective, a college degree or certification?" Though in some cases, employers may be more inclined to favor a degree over a certification (especially for entry-level positions...
August 4, 2008 8:22 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
Career planning,
IT careers,
IT certification,
soft skillsHello! My name is Ed Tittel and I've been commenting on, writing about, and answering questions on IT career issues for TechTarget since 1999 (learn more about me on my bio page at www.edtittel.dom). My goal in this blog is to provide information, advice, and hopefully also some insight about...
