Which IT Certification blends well with a Training & Development resume?
Question:
I don't want to get a meaningless certification (like the new online college degrees) or train in something that is obsolete. I have the MSOffice, PowerPoint, Project and Access training. I am starting SixSigma and PeopleSoft/SAP HR training, but want to set myself apart as decidedly technical in order to get an edge. (I actually am technical, and love conducting or writing training on tech topics).
Not sure which cert will capture an employer's attention: CompTIA has a host of certs, MS/Cisco/Oracle have certs...then, there is Data Security and some others I see that I worry that I should be considering.
What is getting hotter and would need to be trained to many employees so I can learn it and get contract work training others?
Answer:
A+ really I know the job I want, wants me to get that and an intership
A+ is for help desk, nothing more.
For your situation I would recommend a cert that shows you have a wide range of knowledge across IT, not one specific area like development of a certain technology.
When you're hiring or doing training, you need to know generally what the topic is you're discussing, but don;t need to actually perform the work, so you need a 'jack of all trades' certification so you can be qualified to speak to/train/hire QA's, PM's BA's, Devs, etc.
Due to all this, the cert with the most breadth is the Software Management Professional (SMP)offered by the SMI. You can find out about it here:
www.thesmi.com
Otherwise, I would go with a PM cert which also demonstrates some wide knowledge, although not as much as SMP in my experience. Try the PMP at:
www.pmi.org
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