$59 Practice Exams
Sometimes, I see something online that will help IT professionals and I need to let the readers of Advance Your IT Career know about it immediately. This is one of those deals that I need you know about.
If you haven’t heard of PrepLogic, then you are missing out. PrepLogic is one of my favorite IT certification practice exams to use. I have been personally dealing with them since I earned my MCSE on Windows 2000. In fact, they are one of the main reasons, I was earned my MCSE other than hard work and studying.
Anyway, if you are like me in the process of getting certified, this $59 practice exam deal is great but it ends Friday, June 11, 2010, so you need to hurry.
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Time’s Running Out to Take Advantage of Microsoft’s Second Shot
“All good things must come to an end.”
English Proverb
On June 30, 2010, Microsoft’s Second Shot Exam Deal comes to an end. If you don’t know what the Second Shot is, let me tell you:
Second Shot provides a free exam retake should you fail in your first attempt at passing an IT Pro or Developer Microsoft Certification exam.
Here’s a few little important notes:
You must register first and obtain a voucher code so you can enter it when you register for the exam.
You must register, schedule and take the first and Second Shot exams by June 30, 2010. One Second Shot exam per customer.
You must wait one day after taking your initial exam before you can register for your retake exam.
Stop procrastinating and take advantage of the Microsoft’s Second Shot:
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Why you need to do a mock interview?
Are you currently unemployed and looking for a job? Even if you are employed right now, are you looking to change jobs or careers? If so, you may soon start examining all available job openings in your area, as well as submit job applications or resumes for those openings. With luck, you will soon find yourself with a number of scheduled interviews.
Speaking of job interviews, when was the last time that you had one? If it has been awhile since your last job interview, you may want to consider doing a few practice runs. These practice runs are commonly referred to as mock interviews. Although mock interviews may seem a little bit silly, there are a number of benefits to doing them.
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14 MORE GOOD RULES FOR GETTING A BETTER JOB
Jeffrey Fox tells the following story in his book “Don’t Send a Resume”:
Douglas MacArthur, the legendary World War II Army general, was looking to hire a new aide. After a staff review of candidates, MacArthur interviewed the “short list.” One of the potential aides was a young lieutenant. At the beginning of the interview, the general asked the lieutenant, “Did you have any trouble finding the place?”
“No, sir,” answered the lieutenant, who then asked, “Sir, what is your view of the role of the Army in winning the war here in the Pacific?”
For one hour, interrupted only by the lieutenant’s occasional “uh-huh” and “Could you elaborate?”, the great general talked. At the end of the “interview,” the lieutenant was offered the job. Later, MacArthur told one of his colonels [...] Continue Reading…
A Surefire Way Not to Get Hired
By Suzanne Richardson
Jobs are hard to come by these days. So when my friend “Carly” was offered an interview a few weeks ago, I was really pulling for her. She’s smart and seemed perfect for the position – but ended up not getting the job. I believe it was mainly due to a common interviewing mistake she made. But you can boost your chances of getting any position just by learning from Carly’s failure.
When Carly called me after the interview, she sounded bummed. “I didn’t get it,” she told me.
When I asked what went wrong, she said, “When the hiring manager asked me to go into details about what I liked about the company, I couldn’t answer him. I hadn’t really looked into it that much.”
The fact is, the [...] Continue Reading…
How to make sure an IT recruiter spots your IT resume?
When an IT recruiter does a search for a resume using an online job site like Dice, Monster, CareerBuilder, etc or their companies resume database; they search for qualified IT professionals using keywords.
Generally, the IT recruiter will first do a search based on a specific skill set that their client is looking for, such as ASP.net, CCNA, etc. Let me example:
A client needs 3 software developers who know ASP.net, VB.net, SQL Server, IIS, C#. My client really needs someone who knows ASP.net and SQL Server.
Using this example, I;m going to show you how to guarantee an IT recruiter will I’m going put in the keywords of ASP.net and SQL Server. Now, why is this bloody important? This is important because if you resume was written highlighting your skills [...] Continue Reading…
CompTIA reverses course…old certifications are still good for life
If you don’t remember at the beginning of the year, CompTIA did some slimy stuff to anybody CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, or CompTIA Security+ certified.
Not would you the new A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications have to certified every 3 years, but anyone with the old certifications would lose their lifetime certification.
But don’t get pissed off, because CompTIA did right by anyone holding the old certifications.
Here’s a quote from their updated renewal policy:
CompTIA will not require recertification for any current holders of CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ or CompTIA Security+ certification. You are not required to retest to maintain your valid CompTIA certification. Regardless of when you became certified in CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ or CompTIA Security+, you are certified for life.
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Changes to CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+
If you hold a CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, or CompTIA Security+ certification for a number of years as I have be prepared for some major changes. If you hold these certifications, you know they had no end date, which was on its main appeals of the certification, however, all of that has ended.
The CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, or CompTIA Security+ now have a valid through date which last for three years. In addition, if you do not hold the most up to date certification, you will be required update your certification. For more details, click the links below:
January 11th Press Release: CompTIA Announces Plan to Help IT Professionals Keep Skills Up-To-Date
CompTIA Certification Renewal Policy
I encourage all CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ IT professionals to raise hell and remind CompTIA [...] Continue Reading…
Microsoft’s Second Shot Is Back
With the economy in such a mess, now is the perfect time to take a Microsoft certification exam. Microsoft and Prometric are once again offering the second shot program. The program allows you to retake a Microsoft exam if you failed the first time. The offer goes from January 13, 2010 to June 30, 2010.
One little detail, you must register first and obtain a voucher code so you can enter it when you register for the exam. Use the link below to get more information about the second shot program.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/offers/Career.aspx#certification
To your IT career success,
Ivan Hurt
The IT and Technology Career Strategist
Merry Christmas
On behalf of the staff of AdvanceYourITCareer.com, I wanted to thank all of our clients for making this a very prosperous year for our company.
No matter, what holiday you celebrate this year, I hope you and your family have a blessed one.
Ivan Hurt, CPRW
The IT and Technology Career Strategist
