Student News & Advice

Is it possible to pandemic-proof your career? In a recent Technologist Talk episode, CompTIA Tech CEO Charles Eaton and CompTIA VP Amy Kardel discuss how sharpening IT skills may just be the way to do it.

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Gather advice from people who launched tech careers with CompTIA Tech Career Academy training and CompTIA A+ certification, so that you maximize your success at your new tech job.

It’s no accident that Sammy Gorbett, a professional technical recruiter at Brooksource, has placed eight graduates of IT-Ready Technical Support. She says IT-Ready grads have the hard and soft skills Fortune 500 companies need now more than ever.

Two years of research into Chicagoland’s tech ecosystem taught Anderson Lee a lot about its strengths and weaknesses. Now he’s leveraging that knowledge to help people under-represented in tech find a foothold and move up the career ladder.

HR recruiters with tech company, Switchfast Technologies, say job candidates with CompTIA A+ certification stand out. Such certification takes hard work and shows a candidate has a strong technical foundation.

Working in IT means you're helping people. Customer service skills are essential. Hear from CompTIA Tech grads and staff on how career switchers can move into IT and help their companies, clients and community.

A help desk employee becomes knowledgeable about all IT functions — strengthening hard technical skills, providing insight into potential specialization, and positioning you for career advancement in both responsibility and salary.

Starting work in the IT industry on the help desk develops your hard technical skills and soft professional skills — and positions you for future career advancement in both responsibility and salary.

Burning Glass finds that in the past 90 days, more than 1,300 help desk jobs have been posted in the Twin Cities region. In total there are more than 10,000 tech jobs open and by 2026, the number of IT jobs in the region will increase by 7 percent.