Do you feel more secure
when a certified mechanic works on your
car?
Do your taxes get done by a professional certified Accountant?
If you are sick or injured, do you visit a certified, qualified
Doctor?
If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, it is because
you value service from someone you know is qualified and
certified to do the job right. In the IT field that
qualification comes in the form of Microsoft Certification. So
if you want a qualified and certified professional giving you
service in their field (Mechanic, Accountant, Doctor), would not
an IT Company want to know that you are the best in your field
and certified, qualified for the IT job/service. That is what
Microsoft Certification does for you. It proves that you are
among the "BEST" in your field and capable of doing the job or
providing the service-competently.
You may think that Microsoft Certification is not important, and
it is true. You can probably get a job anyway in the IT field
without Certification, but when you do have Microsoft
Certification, you have "PROOF" that you have the skills and the
knowledge to work in the IT field on Microsoft Product/s. Today
many IT Companies require Microsoft Certification as proof of
your skills and competency. And in order to offer you a job they
require you to be Microsoft Certified. Microsoft Certifications
ensure that you are the first choice of IT Companies for jobs or
the first choice for promotions if you are already employed.
What is Microsoft Certification?
This is a recognition that Microsoft gives you which proves you
have special skills to get the job done. Microsoft
Certifications recognize and validate your real-world IT skills,
and offer a life-long career path of IT skills development.
How do You Get Certified?
Actually Microsoft Certification is not that complicated, but it
is tough. You have to learn / self-study for the required course
through course books available at Bookstores / Online
Bookstores, or join a Training Institute which provide Training
and Certification Guidance courses. After the course is
completed, you have to Register and appear for the Online Exam
conducted by Prometric and VUE testing centres authorized by
Microsoft to conduct the Exams. You need to prepare thoroughly
for the Exam, because there is a fee for taking the Online Exam,
and if you fail, well there goes your money.
How to Prepare for Certification?
As you can see the certification you get will depend on the job
you hold and where you want to go in the future. Often your
employer will suggest certain certifications, and will sometimes
pay for the certification. If you need to find out how to
prepare for certification, you can do that online. The benefit
of preparing for certification online, is that you get the
practice tests you need, and you can study whenever and however
often you want. Each certified test has a certain price that is
why you need to be sure that you are well prepared for the
certification test.
Microsoft Certification assures your current/future employer or
future clients that they have someone that really knows what
they are doing, and it gives you self confidence in yourself and
security - knowing that you are fully trained in Microsoft
product/products.
By Sunil Punjabi
I am a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP,MCSD,
MCAD.Net,MCSD.Net, MCP-.Net 2.0). I have been conducting Microsoft .Net Certification Courses,
Training and Certification Guidance for the past 8 years.
