Launch your IT career in 2024

 

Fact or Fiction: You need a degree to get into IT? FICTION

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the labor market is increasing demands for skill specific workers.

• 25% of IT professionals do NOT have a degree according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

• 85% of HR Managers support eliminating or relaxing degree requirements in hiring

These market forces are elevating skill-centered pathways, resulting in certifications becoming more important as a candidate evaluation tool. Why?

• Certifications are internationally recognized skill validations.
• Certifications prove relevance as they meet current industry standards.
• Certifications valid specific skills for specific jobs.

Certifications make the hiring decision much easier in a complicated digital environment.

Don’t forget your transferable skills, your experience counts!

• Customer Service: entry level IT jobs often require you to interface with the customer to resolve technical issues.
• Problem Solving: being tenacious in finding technical solutions.
• Communication: working effectively with customers and team members.
• Detail Oriented: high-quality work and efficient time management.

These skills and many others will make you an attractive candidate for an IT job.

As JFK said, “If now us, who? If not now, when?”

If you have dreamed about a job in IT, now is the time to make the change. You can accomplish your goal in months, not years. You can earn a living and enjoy doing it!