Category: Training
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If Anyone Could Do It… Revisited
I came across this article that I posted three years ago, and thought it was worth sharing again. During my last contract with Microsoft I discovered that within the company they are essentially handing out the credential Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) like it was candy, requiring little or no proof of actual training ability. To…
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LinkedIn Spam
I am sinking in spam. “Hi Mitch! I would love to connect with you on LinkedIn!” –Someone I’ve never heard of, but we might have mutual connections… Ok, I connect. Why? You can never know too many people professionally. From someone who has often been out of a job or between contracts, it is often…
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PluralSignal
Over the last couple of years you have heard me talk about TrainSignal CBT training. It seems they have been acquired! Pluralsight today announced that they have acquired TrainSignal. More important, they say that many of the key players at TrainSignal are staying on. Read the entire announcement here. While I do not know the…
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TrainSignal: Tooting the horn a little
I was a VMware Certified Professional for nearly a year when it was announced that current VCPs would have a six month window to upgrade their certification to VCP5 without having to take the required class. I took the class once, and it was a great one, but I had no interest in doing it…
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Wanna be an MCT? Read on!
I cannot count how many people have come to me and asked how they could become a Microsoft Certified Trainer(MCT). I have said many times that I consider it among my most valuable credentials, and well worth the yearly fee. If you are one of those who would like to become one, then read on……
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…and I WILL Walk 500 More!
Many of you probably know that I am overweight… but like my wife likes to say, I am a slim man trapped in a fat man’s body. I am pretty active – I worked hard to earn my Black Belt in Taekwondo two years ago, and am currently in training hoping to test for my…
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