IT Insights Blog — Employment

Congratulations! You’ve passed your certification exams with flying colors — now what? The post-certification exam phase of your career journey can be a tough one. Many are left with more questions about their career path than when they began their certification course. Rest assured that this is not a time to panic. The uncertainty is normal, and one of the best ways to find clarity is by building your personal network.

More adults than ever seem to be going back to school to learn new skills these days. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows a seven percent growth in college enrollment for adults age 25 and older between 2005 and 2015. Even more surprising is that they project the trend to increase to 12 percent within the next three years.

There’s a growing recognition in the IT realm, and in the business world at large, of the importance of so-called “soft skills.” It’s a given that you generally need to have directly applicable knowledge and job skills in order to be hired for any assignment more specialized than stocking shelves at the supermarket, or flipping burgers at McDonald’s. Even a college graduate with no particular knowledge of ...

What a great time to be in IT certification training! I recently attended CompTIA’s Partner Summit in Orlando, Fla., July 26-28. It was a three-day power-packed event held to inform CompTIA’s academic partners (TestOut is among those ranks) of new certifications being developing and coming updates for existing certifications.

Already full of breath-taking thrills and gut-wrenching spills, the Rio Olympics have been anything but a disappointment. Team USA has had a strong showing, but has seen its fair share of ups-and-downs in the first few days of competition, from Mara Abbot’s heartbreaking cycling loss, to the complete domination of the self-named “Final Five.” Let’s not forget the medal-hogging swim team, with the ultimate ...