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How Secure is Your Job in 2009?
While the IT sector has been left pretty much untouched the current state of the economy should have everyone concerned about their futures.
Corporate profits are down because consumer spending is down, which will continue to be exacerbated by a combination of spiraling losses in home values and increasingly tight credit markets. As big companies feel the squeeze, cuts will continue and IT will eventually feel the pressure to slash payroll and expenses.
It's too late to improve your value when the pink slip arrives, so you need to take action now to secure your financial status in 2009. Bootcamps can helpful but are costly and require taking time off from work. College degrees are out of the question for most busy professionals, especially when you need to keep expenses down. In today's business environment neither may be a viable choice. Your best value comes from selecting the skill sets you can identify as most in demand and then ensuring you have the credentials to prove you own the skills and are able to do so quickly and efficiently.
Your best bet is a solution that doesn't cost a lot of money, allows you to work at your own pace, in the environment and using the methodology of your choice, and provides a wide variety of skills in demand by employers. That is where ExamForce comes in. ExamForce provides study guides, audios, CBT's video courseware and online training for Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, Linux, and a host of other highly valued certifications in areas like hardware, systems administration, security and project management.
You can download a sampling of their study guides free by clicking here.
Deb Alloway
Editor
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Resources
Unplanned Work: The Silent Killer
Identify dangers and learn to measure and quantify unplanned work to create a high performing IT organization.
Database Trends and Applications - providing timely coverage of technology for information-rich projects.
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