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Certification Can Help You Discover New Career Tools

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Astronaut

Despite all of the college freshmen and sophomores everywhere who, at this very back-to-school moment, can't decide what to declare as a major, almost everyone moves into adulthood having at least daydreamed about various professionals ambitions. "What are you going to be when you grow up" is one of the fundamental questions of adolescence. Whether they envisioned becoming a circus clown, a lawyer, an astronaut, or whatever, most people at some point in their youth pictured themselves settling in as something unique and/or special down the road a few years. Even for those who followed a clear path from the start, however, what you begin doing as your career doesn't always last for as long as you might expect it to.

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Trends, FOMO and the Search for IT Employment

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Fueled by FOMO

Today, trends seem to control our society. We glance multiple times a day at what is trending on Facebook or Twitter because of our innate FOMO (fear of missing out). You check your favorite team’s latest trends in the sporting world, and dive even deeper into your favorite athletes’ statistical trends. To those of you concerned with your personal style, you are checking the latest fashion trends to keep up-to-date.

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Follow Your IT Dreams

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Roller Coaster

As a child you were likely asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, and you likely responded with something like a doctor, astronaut or star athlete. For me, my dream was to design roller coasters (for obvious reasons), but that changed over time. My childhood dream may not have come true, but had I wanted, I could have gotten started with a few IT certifications. What is your current dream job? Are you currently working to achieve your dream job?

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Build Up Your Professional Network

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Power handshake

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.

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