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Top IT Certifications for 2011

Vishal Sagar

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a opportunities has been down lately, but, because of a restricted supply of quality jobseekers, it is still a candidate-driven market. With economy out of recession, there will be a strong demand for candidates with awareness of the formal tools and techniques of project management. CWJobs.co.uk, a UK job board specializing in IT recruitment, has more than 420 IT project manager vacancies currently listed on their website.

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

IT security professionals had extremely smooth sailing during the bad times. While IT budgets worldwide came down, companies fearing cyber attacks pushed IT security spending up during recession. The market is further expected to grow at over 12%YoY for the next 3 years. The Certifed Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) has become one of the most important certifcations, as employers see this as a validation of a candidate’s skills for this profession.

CompTIA A+

Technology professionals with solid hardware and support skills are becoming tougher to fnd. There’s not much glory in digging elbow-deep into a desktop box or troubleshooting Windows boot errors. But those skills are essential to keeping companies running.

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vendor-neutral certifcation cove and language involved in exploi vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and CEH basically shows candidates actually done. It also attempts to role of ethical hacking in enterpr Employers aggressively look to h CEH validation for hands on secu intelligence activities.

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Cisco Certifed Network Associates demonstrate their ability to install, confgure, run, and troubleshoot medium-sized routed and switched networks. They’ve also proven themselves with security and wireless basics and their ability to work with a number of protocols. The International Data Corporation (IDC) projected a 37% decline in wireless and networking professionals by the end of 2011. That equates to opportunity for the industrious.

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