CompTIA IT Pro Career Development

To keep your skills current and relevant you, like many IT professionals, probably spend at least 5-14 hours per week learning new skills (source IT Pro Currency and Relevancy Survey 2007). Dedicating this time is important to build a strong foundation and move-up in your career. You need to plan your training and education, develop your expertise and document your experience.

However, we know it’s not easy to keep up with the pace of technology, the demands of your job and keep up with what’s happening in the job market. So IT Pro has gathered articles that will help you to understand IT careers are headed, and what employers expect. This section is updated regularly, so please check back often for new information.

The Career Development section will help you:

• Make plans to build education and training experience that map to the jobs you want
• Find out which careers are on the rise and which are in decline
• Research job roles/functions
• Learn how to document and explain your IT experience to employers/managers
• Prepare for an IT interview

Provide Career Guidance as Part of CSTAC
Become a member of the CompTIA SME Technical Advisory Committee (CSTAC) to provide support for CompTIA exam development workshops.  Members also moderate IT Pro forums, act as mentors and are profiled in the IT Pro e-newsletter.

TechCareer Compass (TCC)
CompTIA's TechCareer Compass can provide you the tools to define your career goals, find out which certification(s) you need to get there, and help you establish yourself as an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professional.