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Inc. Magazine recently named MicroTrain on its  Inc. 500/5000 list, which honors the 5000 fastest growing private companies in America.  Inc. has published the list for more than 30 years, with past honorees including Microsoft, Timberland, Visa, Intuit, Jamba Juice, Oracle, and Zappos.com.  

MicroTrain was ranked at number 4416 on the list of the fastest growing companies overall, with a 21% increase in revenue from 2006 through 2009.  Breaking down the list even further, MicroTrain was the 69th fastest growing company in the country in the education industry, and the 187th fastest growing company in the state of...

More than ever before, employers today are requiring candidates to have specific professional certifications to be considered for the position.  In a recent article, CIO magazine went so far as to say " The time is coming when the word certified will be a synonym for employable ."   And in many industries, that time is already here.

The problem for many is that attaining most certifications requires time, and more importantly, money that often a person who is out of work cannot afford.  Which sets up an unfortunate cycle that becomes difficult to break -- can't get a job...

MicroTrain is pleased to announce that Kassandra McGhee has been promoted to the position of Director of Career Services. In this new role, Kassandra will lead and manage the Career Services team, while promoting the department to students, case managers, and the corporate community.

Kassandra was promoted from the position of Director of Workforce Development, which she held since July, 2009. In that role Kassandra developed and led career workshops, worked with area companies to utilize corporate placement services, and provided vocational, educational, and job search counseling and services for clients.  Prior to joining MicroTrain,...

MicroTrain is pleased to announce that James Ellis has been named the new Online Marketing Manager. 

In this newly created position, James will oversee all of MicroTrain's online promotional activities,  including updating and maintaining the website, managing online lead generation, increasing website traffic, management of social media tools, building the student community/iportal, and website analysis.

Prior to joining MicroTrain, James worked for over 10 years in a variety of roles, all focused on web development.  Most recently he worked at the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association as the Web Director, where  for the past three plus...

With nearly 10 million people out of work in the U.S., the competition for landing a new job is intense.  Often there are hundreds of highly qualified individuals competing for the same position, meaning experienced and well-educated professionals are having as hard of a time as anyone finding work.

This was the situation in which Atif Ahmad found himself last March when he was let go from a leading telecom company after nine years.  Atif, who is a father of twin five year old girls, worked as a Project Manager before being let go as part of a massive layoff.

"I had spent my entire career there and now, just like that, I was out of work,"...

As part of the ongoing effort to maintain the highest quality training environment, MicroTrain Technologies recently upgraded each of its three area facilities to enhance the equipment and make the classrooms more comfortable.  The classroom remodeling effort, which is part of MicroTrain's larger infrastructure upgrade and improvement, was completed the week of January 29, 2010.

As part of the upgrade, MicroTrain replaced the computers at the student workstations in the classrooms to new, faster and more capable models that will provide students with more convenience and enhanced training options.  This upgrade included new...

MicroTrain Introduces New Product Manager

MicroTrain is pleased to announce that Atif Ahmad has joined the company as a Product Manager.  In this newly created position, Atif will fill two roles - first managing MicroTrain's IT management programs, and second as an Educational Consultant working with current and prospective students.

 " I am excited to announce that Atif Ahmad will be joining our team as a Product Manager," said John Kerscher, MicroTrain's Vice-President of Sales.  " I am confident that Atif brings the knowledge, experience, and commitment to MicroTrain that will ensure strategic growth and success for MicroTrain."

Atif is a former...

MicroTrain Partners with VM Ware to Offer New Virtual Infrastructure Engineer Certification

MicroTrain Technologies has announced a partnership with VM Ware to offer a new Certified Virtual Engineer (CVE) professional certification and training course. 

The new course, which is titled "VMware vSphere 4.0 Ultimate Bootcamp Training", is designed for students who want to be certified (CVE) to work in a Virtual Infrastructure environment where they are responsible for the implementation and configuration of virtualized servers using VMware ESX or ESXi Server and VMware Virtual Center Server. This...

MicroTrain Technologies, a local leader in providing high-level, technical training to professionals in the Chicago area, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in September. The company first opened its doors on September 1, 1999, and has since trained over 10,000 students throughout the Chicago area. MicroTrain's training options covers a wide-variety of technological needs, including a full range of Information Technology, Project Management, Application, and Development courses designed to accommodate every skill, along with an assortment of professional certifications.

MicroTrain Technologies was...

MicroTrain is pleased to announce that John Kerscher  has been named the new President of Sales.

“MicroTrain is excited to have John Kerscher joining our executive team as the new Vice President of Sales,” said Stan Van Nice, CEO. “We feel John’s experience in the training industry and successful history as a sales manager will prove a tremendous asset to the company and aid in our future growth and success.”

John brings us over 10 years of Sales Management experience to MicroTrain. In his most recent position, John spent 1.5 years as a Sales Manager at New Horizons, where he focused on both corporate and WIA sales.  Prior to that,  he worked at...

MicroTrain is pleased to announce that Dave Luth has been named the new Director of Marketing.

“We are excited to announce Dave Luth as the Director of Marketing at MicroTrain,” said Stan Van Nice, CEO of MicroTrain. “We are confident with Dave’s combination of skills and experience that he will help us reach new markets and grow our business.”

Dave brings us over 10 years of marketing experience to MicroTrain. Most recently he was the Marketing Manager at Technology Marketing Corporation for over three years. At TMC Dave managed strategic marketing and acquisition plans for a portfolio of products that included publications, live...

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