Debra B. McCraw's Posts

Where do you see yourself in five years? If your current career isn’t setting you on the path to your ultimate goal, perhaps it’s time for a change.

On February 22, CompTIA and Apex Systems hosted their latest #ITJobsChat on Twitter and talked about how to grow in your career and move up to the next level.

Even as the economy ebbs and flows, anymore, layoffs seem to be a part of our everyday lives. When facing a layoff, one of your first thoughts may be, “I need a new job.” But where do you begin? If you haven’t thought about IT before, now might be the time.

Skills like project management and training can allow you to take on stretch roles that prove you’re an employee to be valued. And having background knowledge about cloud services can help you influence decision makers and recommend the best solution for your company – even if you’re not involved in implementation.

It’s a new year, and CompTIA has a lot of exciting things planned, not only with certifications, but also with events, research and the CompTIA Association of IT Professionals (AITP).

No matter what IT role you aspire to, there’s a foundational set of skills that will set you up for success, and those skills are validated by CompTIA’s core skills certifications: CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (ITF+), CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA Security+.

IT offers numerous opportunities for career growth, but it can be tough to decide which step to take next. To help you better understand which certifications can help you reach the next level in your career, CompTIA introduces its career pathways.

CompTIA IT Career News covered a wide range of topics this year, but it’s clear what was most important to you by the following list of our 10 most-read blog posts for 2017. We’re counting down a la Casey Kasem (or Ryan Seacrest), from number 10 to number 1, so you can catch up on what was most popular among IT pros in 2017.

Log on to learn about virtualization, ERP migration, Linux security and more with on-demand videos from this year's CompTIA Plus Conference. Earn up to 4 CEUs toward the renewal of your CompTIA certification.

In January, IT Career News looked ahead to what CompTIA had planned for 2017.Now that the year is coming to a close, we’re revisiting that list and adding in a few more accomplishments to recap all that’s happened in the past 12 months.