Category: Certifications

• Certifications versus Degrees

  As I peruse the articles I have written over the years that were not originally written for my blog (or, as is the case here, that was originally on my old blog, was republished elsewhere, and did not get transitioned over to the new site after the moves) I am finding a number of articles…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 21, 2011

  CertGuard, Certification Exams, Certifications, Certs, Classroom, Genesis of an IT Pro

• MCITP: Server Boot Camp, Virginia Beach

  It was REALLY last minute… on Friday I got a mass e-mail from a training provider scrambling to replace a trainer who had cancelled at the last minute.  By some miracle of scheduling I was available; after a few hours of back and forth e-mails I booked my flight for Sunday to be at the…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 20, 2011

  Article, Blog, Boot Camp, Bootcamp, Certification Exams, Certifications, Certs, Classroom, Exams, Genesis of an IT Pro, Industry, IT Pro, MCITP, MCITP: Server Administrator, MCP, MCT, MCTS, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Windows, SWMI Consulting Group, Trainer, Virginia Beach, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Certifications Alone Do Not Make the Pro

  An interesting post appeared in a newsgroup that I monitor today. A desktop support technician in the United Kingdom lamented a colleague who had attended a two week MCSE boot camp and indeed earned that certification. Unfortunately he later encountered a number of simple issues that he could not resolve, including one with regard to…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 20, 2011

  Article, Boot Camp, Bootcamp, CertGuard, Certification Exams, Certifications, Certs, Exams, Industry, IT Pro, MCP, MCSE, Microsoft Learning, SWMI Consulting Group

• This MCTs Path to Certification

  As I peruse the collection of articles that I have written over the past ten years that are, for whatever reason, not posted on The World According to Mitch I am amazed to see the differences from where I was to where I am.  I hope that some of these articles will help others to…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 19, 2011

  Article, CertGuard, Certification Exams, Certifications, Certs

• Choose Your First Certification Exam Wisely

  As I peruse the articles that I have written over the past ten years I occasionally come across one that is interesting or relevant today.  I wrote this article when I was working with CertGuard, and it was published in November, 2006.  If you are an IT Pro starting down the path to certifications, this…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 18, 2011

  Article, CertGuard, Certification Exams, Certifications, Certs, Exams, Genesis of an IT Pro, IT Pro, MCP, MCT, Microsoft, Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Windows

• Time Tips for Certification Exams

  As I peruse the tome of articles that I wrote over the past ten years that were never published on this site, I am finding some articles that are timeless, including this one originally written for CertGuard, on Exam Time Management. -M <May, 2007>It is a common misconception that information such as the number of…

  Mitch Garvis

  July 13, 2011

  Article, CertGuard, Certification Exams, Certifications, Certs, Exams