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Certification Path: Why you need your map and compass by Mitch

An acquaintance sent me an e-mail yesterday in which he essentially asked: 'I am interested in becoming an IT Professional.  What certifications should I get and where should I start?'  Here is my answer to him: You are right on the...

Drinking From a Fire hose by Mitch

One of the great advantages to MVP Summit is the information that is made available to us; speak to any MVP and chances are they were in no fewer than a dozen sessions over the course of four days, not to mention all of the break-out sessions, the Open...

How Microsoft Certification Exams are Developed by Mitch

Because of my involvement I am often asked how certification exams are created. For the most part I have not answered the questions because of the secrecy behind it, but recently I came across this great outline on the Microsoft MCP site. I hope it helps...

Second Chance Free! by Mitch

Get a free retake on your next Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics certification exam. This is a limited offer so plan now! If you register for the Second Shot offer starting September 15, 2007, prior to taking any exam, you will...

Will the Real Bard Please Stand Up? by Mitch

They are at it again. The debate is raging about whether or not a man named William Shakespeare, born to an illiterate peasant family in Stratford-on-Avon wrote the plays, sonnets, and poems that are attributed to him. (See article http://news.yahoo.com...

Certifications Alone Do Not Make the Pro by Mitch

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...

On Time Machines and Simplified Desktop Deployment by Mitch

‘Is that a time machine? It looks like a time machine!’ I momentarily thought I was in the movie Pursuit of Happyness, but the man asking me the question was just making a joke. I was standing at the gate waiting to board my plane in Houston, and the...

Time Tips for Certification Exams by Mitch

It is a common misconception that information such as the number of questions on a given cert exam is protected by the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and it has been repeated so many times by so many people that some people are surprised when I answer...

Recording Demos Made Easy by Mitch

Many of you know that earlier this year I wrote a series of e-learning courses for Microsoft Learning that eventually became the Collection 5974: Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small- and Medium-Sized Business. The project...
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Retiring? Say it ain't so! by Mitch

I have spent quite a bit of time in the past two years writing and speaking about IT certifications. It is hard to believe that my path to certifications started about six years ago, and that I passed my first certification exam just over four years ago...

A Clarification on Certifications by Mitch

I wrote this as a reply to a reply in the CanITPro blog, and thought it would be good to repost it here. -M I have said time and again that certifications are a path to follow, not a destination to arrive at. I remember when I passed my first exam how...

A Truly Complete Set of Learning Material for 70-282 by Mitch

Many people have complained that there was never a proper study guide for the exam 70-282: Planning, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for the Small and Medium-Sized Business, a requirement for achieving the Microsoft Small Business Specialist...

Certification Security by Mitch

I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Shon Hong of Microsoft Learning, who has the (to me) fascinating job of hunting down cheaters. Let me explain: Microsoft exams are the basis for the entire Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) program. The...

Insurance... Cars, Homes, Health, and Now Exams! by Mitch

As I perused the MCP site in a vain attempt to stem my boredom I saw an interesting headline: Low Risk, Great Return: Introducing Exam Insurance . It sounded intriguing so I looked into it. Over the past two years I have taken advantage of both Second...

Falling From Grace Versus... This by Mitch

This post is from the Microsoft newsgroups, along with my reply. Original: "Ryan" wrote: I signed up for this when they offered it and registered for it at that time, now that i want to use it, i can't, whats up with that. I went and took...
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