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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://edw2010.wilshireconferences.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=38&proposalid=2392\nIn an economy where the job market is excessively competitive and the chances\nof getting to the top of the pile are bleak to none, certification can be a beacon of light\non a resume.  In the best of times, some may have considered  certification a luxury or just a nice to have.  Increasingly, hiring managers who are swamped with piles of resumes and/or pages of email may become overwhelmed with defining new criteria to begin, what eventually boils down to a process of elimination.  If you don't want to be on the hit list \nthen certification can keep you afloat.  "Experience and certification are at once, the top criteria today when looking at candidates says Kent Stern, Certified Microsoft Trainer.  With the  apparent endless stream of layoffs, ICCP certification can provide heightened job security, as it inherently includes the desired professionalism, experience and education sought by employers when deciding on retention factors. This presentation is for professionals either wanting to certify or teetering on uncertainty.  It will address the importance of certification as a career choice in the current, highly competitive, climate and proceed to explain the how, what, when, where and why of getting certified through \nInstitute for the Certification of Computing Professionals, DAMA and other relevant organizations.
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SUMMARY:Learning Strategies for Getting Certified
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