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Are you having a hard time launching your IT career or has your resume been floating around without many bites? Even worse, have recruiters called about exciting new opportunities, yet you didn\u2019t have the technical certifications required for the position?<\/p>\n
Certifications aren\u2019t only desired to show that you possess a specific body of knowledge or skill, but more times than not,\u00a0certifications are a job requirement<\/strong>. Study for any certification(s) that helps you get a step closer to your career goal, regardless of whether it may or may not be a requirement. After all, knowledge is power.\u00a0 The more you know and can demonstrate your expertise through a technical seal of approval, the better for your future career growth.<\/p>\n Back to the piece about requirements; these days\u2019 entry level jobs are requiring mid-level certifications and mid-level jobs are requiring the top tier certifications. This is especially prevalent in the DoD marketplace where the government is setting high personnel certification requirements.\u00a0 Finding a client that would consider hiring a well-rounded, passionate IT professional with the years of experience required for the job and offering the flexibility to obtain the missing certification would be ideal for those on the hiring side of the equation.\u00a0 Too many times candidates at job fairs or resumes on job boards meet almost every required and\/or desired qualification, minus the higher level IT or IAT certification, deeming them unqualified for the position.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s such a shame, but it\u2019s the nature of the beast.\u00a0 A valuable piece of advice for folks looking to land a job or advance their career in the IT industry is to adapt to the marketplace and get credentialed.<\/p>\n The reverse also occurs; candidates without as much hands-on experience, yet possess all of the required certifications, get a step further in the hiring process. The bottom line here is technical certifications are crucial. To get you started, here is a list of five in demand certifications, provided by\u00a0Kristina Erickson\u00a0of Rasmussen College:<\/p>\n Possessing certifications relevant to your career track make you more valuable in the job market.\u00a0 When recruiting based off the federally mandated requirements, recruiters have their hands tied to find candidates that meet the sometime laundry list of requirements.\u00a0 Any personnel involved in the hiring process, from a resume screener to the hiring manager, will tell you that they look to see that the firm requirements such as clearance level, years of experience and certifications are met before reading into the actual content of the resume.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have the certifications that the position requires, the resume automatically gets disqualified.<\/p>\n Beyond meeting minimum requirements, hiring managers look very favorably upon candidates that have numerous certifications.\u00a0 Seeing this on a resume demonstrates that you are passionate about learning and staying up to date with the latest technology and methodologies.\u00a0 Organizations want to have the best possible folks on their team to invest in.\u00a0 Multiple certifications show that you are disciplined enough to put in the effort of studying for some very tough exams.\u00a0 Not only will your resume stand out for the reasons that I have mentioned, but it also gives you a level of versatility if you have certifications in different focus areas.\u00a0 Organizations strive to be multi-faceted and having employees with credentials in various verticals strengthen their overall posture.<\/p>\n Earning one of these top IT certifications may be all that\u2019s standing in the way of your future, so what are you waiting for?\u00a0 Research what technical certifications make sense to help open new doors or provide advancement opportunities in your current role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you having a hard time launching your IT career or has your resume been floating around without many bites? Even worse, have recruiters called about exciting new opportunities, yet you didn\u2019t have the technical certifications required for the position? Certifications aren\u2019t only desired to show that you possess a specific body of knowledge or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":5971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[604],"class_list":["post-5968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-information-technology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n