There has been a lot of discussion on the Reddit/r/CompTIA about how hard it is to find an entry level IT position. This issue was addressed in a recent article by Bruce Schneier.
[2023.09.20] In April, Cybersecurity Ventures reported on extreme cybersecurity job shortage:
Global cybersecurity job ...
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By Bob Weiss
There are many performance based questions for the Core 1 and Core 2 A+ exams (220-1101 and 220-1102). Most of what follows is from a slide deck I acquired when I was teaching the A+ for CompTIA’s IT Futures Foundation. According to the metadata in the slide deck, this deck was assembled by instructor Andrew James Riemer in 2017. So ...
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There are many performance based questions for the Core 1 and Core 2 A+ exams (220-1101 and 220-1102). I have taken every A+ exam since the 220-801 and 220-802. I passed the most recent A+ exams 220-1101 and 1102 in September 2022. These are the PBQs that were part of my exams.
The PBQ questions show up first. There are between ...
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From the development of cutting-edge innovations to the creation of new jobs, one can easily see that the tech industry plays a huge role in modern society. Despite the industry making huge strides in today’s world, it can sometimes fall short of reflecting the diversity of human experiences and backgrounds. The push for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace goes beyond fairness. For genuine team empowerment, this push is necessary to drive progress, ...
Continue Reading →Here is another article from frequent contributor James Wilson on an issue that is important to me, Work from Home (WfH). Last week on Thursday Night Football (the season opener Chiefs vs. Lions), there was an automobile commercial about people returning to work in the old office location. It was a bit sad. It showed every reason returning to the office is a very bad idea, with the negative impacts on family life, two or more hours a day wasted ...
Continue Reading →James Wilson is back with a great article on the role of mentorship in professional development. I have enjoyed the support and encouragement of several mentors over my career. Finding a mentor or being a mentored and nurturing that relationship can be vital to your career.
By James Wilson
When it comes to our careers, we all look for professional development. The journey towards professional development isn’t all about training and on-the-job experience. Mentorship, a crucial element of professional ...
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Welcome to the first edition of Cert Week. For the last several years, I have been teaching professional certification classes in Information Technology, Networking, and Cybersecurity. Many of my posts are targeted at students preparing for a certification exam, I recently decided to create a dedicated feature page on certification topics and ...
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I am active on the Reddit.com/r/CompTIA board, and I recently have been reading horror stories (again) about online testers whose online session was terminated by their proctor for very trivial reasons. Reasons like leaning your head on your hand! One recent post is from u/RepresentativeGuru474, which I have reposted below.
Continue Reading →Don’t take any CompTIA certification online with PearsonVUE. You will regret it!
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