IT Certifications - Professionals

IT professionals tend to have strong opinions for professional certification.

IT certifications boost numerous benefits. They add feature in the resumes, encourage higher salaries, and assist in job retention.

Observers believe the highest-level are — Microsoft’s MCSE ;SAP;SUN Certified; Cisco’s, etc. — are the only credentials that truly hold value.

The best IT certification for you, after all, is likely to be different from that for another technology professional with different education, skills, and goals working at a different company in a different industry. For that reason, when pursuing any professional accreditation, you should give much thought and care to your education, experience, skills, goals, and desired career path.Once a career road map is in place, selecting a potential certification path becomes much easier.


#1: SAP - SAP certification can give you a distinct competitive advantage.SAP has several domains- HR,ABAP( Technical),SD,MM,Industry Specific(IS),FICO.
In order to keep pace with the growing demand for SAP certification, Certification partners - Siemens,Genovate etc significantly enhanced and expanded theri certification program.

#2: Sun's certification program in Java technology is an industry recognized, worldwide program that focuses on critical job roles in software application development and enterprise architecture. Since these certifications focus on the technology, the knowledge and skills learned while preparing for Sun's certifications are transportable from one company to another.
Ex: Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA);Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP);Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD).

#3: CCNA- The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) accreditation captures most of the networking company’s certification glory. But the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) might prove more realistic within many organizations.

#4: PMP- Some accreditations gain value by targeting specific skills and expertise. The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a great example.

The certification measures a candidate’s project management expertise by validating skills and knowledge required to plan, execute, budget, and lead a technology project. Eligible candidates must have five years of project management experience or three years of project management experience and 35 hours of related education.

#5: MCSE/MCSA - Even years after their introduction, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credentials remain valuable.