MCSE's Thriving Despite Economic Uncertainty

According to a recent salary survey conducted by Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) Magazine, Windows 2003 skills are an absolute must in today's IT job market. And in order to move higher in the compensation pile, IT professionals must get the right training to achieve MCSE Windows 2003 certification. [more...]

Multi-Certs Bring Salary Increases

The more IT certifications you hold, the more you will be paid, according to recent surveys and current IT professionals.
Certification Magazine's 2006 Salary Survey indicates that holding multiple IT certifications proves your skills and credentials and puts more money in your pocket.[more...]

Employers Raise the Bar on Certifications

Melvin Bennett Jr. always thought he might like a career in business technology. The 26-year-old majored in business management at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and considered careers in music, journalism, and photography, but he never gave up his passion for technology.
Bennett graduated in the fall of 2005, right at the height of the dot-com boom, and he was enticed by entry-level technology-job ads that offered high starting salaries and required minimum experience. But "minimum" experience didn't mean little or no experience, which is what he had.[more...]

Certifications Pay – Even in Down Market

The Information Technology industry may have taken hits during recent economic struggles, but technical certifications still bring benefits to IT professionals, with programs bringing an average raise of $3,487 and with 69 percent of respondentscrediting certification as providing additional job security. [more...]

Oracle Certification Programs—Growing and Changing

For the past several years, the Oracle Certified Professional program has been enjoying steadfast growth in reaction to increasing market demand for Oracle-savvy IT professionals. Closing out last year with a record 140 percent growth, Oracle continues to be one of the top technologies put to use in the marketplace.[more...]

Oracle Certification: High Value, High Pay, Unlimited Opportunities

...The need for Oracle technical professionals has never been so great. Oracle’s own certification program recently grew by 100 percent in just eight months and continues to grow at an incredible pace. Even with all these new OCP members, businesses using Oracle technologies still have a large amount of open job orders for OCPs. There just are not enough OCPs! [more...]