Janet Pinkerton Posts

So you want a job in the mobile space. How are your skills working across iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows Phone, and Blackberry platforms? Whether the job involves mobile app development or supporting mobile workers and devices in an enterprise network, the ability to work with multiple mobile device technologies and platforms is key to success.

This year, IT security professionals working with the U.S. Department of Defense got a new option for their required credentials: the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) certification. CompTIA spoke with three CASP-certified professionals about why they chose this security certification to move their career forward.

The cloud computing market continues to grow, and cloud computing jobs are getting more lucrative. But what the exactly is a “cloud job” and what does it take to win one? Executives from IT staffing firms and career sites recently spoke with CompTIA about what cloud skills and knowledge are currently in-demand from employers.

Younger workers from Generation Y (20 to 34 years old) are replacing the retiring Baby Boomers in the workforce. New generational research from CompTIA indicates that, as Gen Y assumes the prime labor role, these younger workers will bring new preferences, new behaviors, and new expectations—especially with regard to how technology is used in the workplace.

Heather Jones' professional path began with a daunting setback and being sent to war, but she persevered to follow her many technology interests and landed her dream job as a quality assurance (QA) analyst for Riot Games, the Santa Monica, California-based publisher of "League of Legends," a multi-player online battle arena video game.

Due to changes in the IT skills marketplace, CompTIA will retire the CompTIA IT for Sales and CompTIA Green IT specialty certification exams at the end of this year.

CompTIA certified professionals now have a few new options to highlight their certified status. Credentialing service Blue Ribbon Techs and professional talent database Brainhunter.com now provide CompTIA certification validation on online profiles. So instead of confirming your certified status to multiple potential employers, you can do it once and apply to multiple contracting jobs.

Army Specialist Priscilla White was stationed in Kuwait with the Alabama Army National Guard for several weeks before she learned about the U.S. Army Central Command Signal University, a school at Camp Arifjan where she could learn new computer skills, earn IT certifications and gain points toward promotion within the military.

Brian Cunningham knew as a sixth grader that he wanted to work with computers. That ambition led him to earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science and launch a career that began in computer programming but for more than 10 years has focused on IT project and program management.

"I think it's the best available on the market to strengthen our technicians' knowledge and skills for their careers." Ali Moosa Alhussaini Director Of Technical Support & Operation, Directorate General of Information Technology, Oman Ministry of Education The Oman Ministry of Education wanted to strengthen the hardware and software skills of 900 IT technicians and engineers working in ministry headquarters, 18 regional offices and 1,040 schools. These employees were responsible for in ...