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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...