Blogs/rsshttps://www.microtrain.net/10 Exciting Technology Trends to Watch in 2021https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/year:2021/month:09/day:23https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/year:2021/month:09/day:23Information technology has a wide range of uses, which is why it has proven to be such an important part of the overall structure of today's businesses. Because of the enormous amount of potential, the information technology business is witnessing a boom, and more firms are trying to develop in this field. With the increased relevance it is critical to comprehend the essential features of the s...Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500Top 10 Best Paying IT Certifications of 2021https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/year:2021/month:09/day:21https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/year:2021/month:09/day:21 Everyone wishes that they had access to the crystal ball to see what's on the horizon for tech. Acknowledging what is in demand today - what works and what doesn't work -  never hurts insight. For unemployed IT pros or those desiring to move up in the company, it is vital to know which IT certifications to add to your resume that will not only get you to the next level, but will also get ...Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500Management Professional Uses New Skills & Networking to Find a Great Jobhttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/management-professional-uses-new-skills-amp-networking-to-find-a-great-job/year:2018/month:04/day:13https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/management-professional-uses-new-skills-amp-networking-to-find-a-great-job/year:2018/month:04/day:13 Jim Linerode is a professional who understands the importance of networking when looking for new opportunity.  This is why he partnered with MicroTrain when starting the next chapter in his career.  After talking with other MicroTrain alums at job fairs, he saw a good fit. Jim knew he wanted to pursue his Project Management certification but was looking for guidance on where to start. ...Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500"Retail Professional Uses MicroTrain Experience to Take Career to the Next Level”https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/retail-professional-uses-microtrain-experience-to-take-career-to-the-next-level/year:2018/month:03/day:23https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/retail-professional-uses-microtrain-experience-to-take-career-to-the-next-level/year:2018/month:03/day:23 Before advancing her career by gaining professional certifications, Tracee Jones was already a success story. Tracee started her career in retail and worked her way up from an Assistant Manager at Aeropostale to the Business Development Manager of Apparel at Sears. With 10 years of experience, she demonstrated skills in marketing, staff training, and change management. Yet when Sears eliminat...Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500Career Pathways: Your Map to Successhttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/career-pathways-your-map-to-success/year:2016/month:06/day:16https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/career-pathways-your-map-to-success/year:2016/month:06/day:16  Starting a tech career, like any great tech problem, doesn’t have just one solution.  The vast world of technology offers numerous career paths, ranging from a database administrator to a network engineer and everything in between.  As a result, there are many questions to ask yourself:   Do I need a four-year degree?  What technical certifications should I obtain? What jobs are available if...Thu, 16 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500Resume Vs. Applicant Tracking Systems: The Tool that gets you through!https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/resume-vs-applicant-tracking-systems-the-tool-that-gets-you-through-/year:2016/month:05/day:24https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/resume-vs-applicant-tracking-systems-the-tool-that-gets-you-through-/year:2016/month:05/day:24 Resume Vs.  Applicant Tracking Systems:   The Tool that gets you through!   Did you know that 90 % of resumes are often screened out by applicant tracking systems?  MicroTrain’s innovative solution  gets your resume past the robotic ATS and seen by a human being. Sending out resume after resume and never hearing from an employer is a complaint we heard way too often from our job seekers...Tue, 24 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Elevator Pitchhttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/elevator-pitch/year:2016/month:04/day:21https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/elevator-pitch/year:2016/month:04/day:21Early one morning on my way to work the booth for a Job Fair in Chicago, I stepped into a quiet, but crowded elevator with a bunch of suited-up-job seekers.   We were on our way up to the 25th floor. Slowly creeping upward (stopping at every floor), the friendly Midwest girl in me soon decides to break the deafening silence, ‘What’s everyone’s elevator speech?’ All eyes hit the floor in the per...Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Hidden Job Market: Building a Referral Networkhttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/the-hidden-job-market-building-a-referral-network/year:2015/month:12/day:09https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/the-hidden-job-market-building-a-referral-network/year:2015/month:12/day:09                                                                                                                                                             Most experts agree that only 15-20% of all available jobs become advertised to the public.   These positions are considered to be “hidden or the “underground” job market. With such a high percentage of jobs going unadvertised, word-of-mout...Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600Finding Connections on LinkedIn for your Job Searchhttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/finding-connections-on-linkedin-for-your-job-search/year:2015/month:12/day:09https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/finding-connections-on-linkedin-for-your-job-search/year:2015/month:12/day:09 The number and quality of connections you have on LinkedIn matter especially when you are networking to find your next job.   According to a recent JobVite Survey, 95 % of recruiters use LinkedIn to search for candidates.   The more connections you have, the better your chances of networking yourself into your next job. At MicroTrain, we teach how to connect and stress the importance of conn...Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -06005 Ways to Tap into The Underground Job Markethttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/5-ways-to-tap-into-the-underground-job-market/year:2015/month:12/day:03https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/5-ways-to-tap-into-the-underground-job-market/year:2015/month:12/day:03Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:19:21 -0600Changes Coming to TheProfessional.Me!https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/changes-coming-to-theprofessional-me-/year:2014/month:12/day:01https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/changes-coming-to-theprofessional-me-/year:2014/month:12/day:01 Changes are coming to TheProfessional.Me!  Enhancements to the website will be rolled out in the coming days that will help you manage your personal brand and plan out your career path.   New features will be added to the existing TheProfessional.Me toolkit including: Networking Brand Search Interview Practice Cover Letter Resume Elevator Pitch Company Research Career Analysis Industry Guidanc...Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:19:27 -0600Staying Active in Your Job Search During the Winter Monthshttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/staying-active-in-your-job-search-during-the-winter-months/year:2014/month:10/day:09https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/staying-active-in-your-job-search-during-the-winter-months/year:2014/month:10/day:09Late fall and early winter are bad for job seekers.  Employees, recruiters, and hiring managers are going on vacation and/or gearing up for the holidays.  As a job seeker, you’ll want to skip to the next season.  At the very least, you’ll want to skip November and December and get right to January, when hiring typically picks up again.  Unfortunately, you’re not a time traveler, so how do you c...Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:25:12 -0500Stop sending Resumes! Start Strategizing with LinkedIn.https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/stop-sending-resumes-start-strategizing-with-linkedin-/year:2014/month:09/day:17https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/stop-sending-resumes-start-strategizing-with-linkedin-/year:2014/month:09/day:17 Searching for employment can be a frustrating daily grind.    Sending your resume and well-crafted cover letters to multiple job openings that you know you are qualified for, but never even get a phone call.  It seems your efforts are not working as you continue to keep sending resume after resume out.   You have to stop this madness and change your strategy now!   First, start thinking of eve...Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:14:01 -05005 Big Networking Mistakeshttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/5-big-networking-mistakes/year:2014/month:09/day:12https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/5-big-networking-mistakes/year:2014/month:09/day:12 Networking is most likely the best way to find your new job.  When you are unemployed, your networking skills will need to come into play whether you are avid or new networker.  Mark S. Granovetter, a Harvard sociologist, reported to Forbes magazine that "informal contacts" account for almost 75 percent of all successful job searches. Agencies find nine percent of new jobs for professional and...Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:39:15 -0500test 2https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/test-2/year:2014/month:09/day:12https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/test-2/year:2014/month:09/day:12Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:22:50 -0500test 1https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/test-1/year:2014/month:09/day:12https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/test-1/year:2014/month:09/day:12Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:21:56 -0500Stop sending Resumes! Start Strategizing with LinkedIn.https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/stop-sending-resumes-start-strategizing-with-linkedin-/year:2014/month:09/day:11https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/stop-sending-resumes-start-strategizing-with-linkedin-/year:2014/month:09/day:11 Searching for employment can be a frustrating daily grind.    Sending your resume and well-crafted cover letters to multiple job openings that you know you are qualified for, but never even get a phone call.  It seems your efforts are not working as you continue to keep sending resume after resume out.   You have to stop this madness and change your strategy now!   First, start thinking of eve...Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0500United States Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Christopher Lu visits MicroTrainhttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/united-states-department-of-labor-deputy-secretary-christopher-lu-visits-microtrain/year:2014/month:09/day:05https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/united-states-department-of-labor-deputy-secretary-christopher-lu-visits-microtrain/year:2014/month:09/day:05Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:59:33 -0500Pitch Perfect!https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/pitch-perfect-/year:2014/month:08/day:18https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/pitch-perfect-/year:2014/month:08/day:18 Early one morning on my way to work the booth for a Job Fair in Chicago, I stepped into a quiet, but crowded elevator with a bunch of suited-up-job seekers.   We were on our way up to the 25th floor. Slowly creeping upward (stopping at every floor), the friendly Midwest girl in me soon decides to break the deafening silence, ‘What’s everyone’s elevator speech?’ All eyes hit the floor in the...Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -05007 Bad Resume Tipshttps://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/7-bad-resume-tips/year:2014/month:08/day:14https://www.microtrain.net/posts/view/7-bad-resume-tips/year:2014/month:08/day:14 Anyone who has received job search advice from multiple sources knows about the perils and frustrations of subjectivity.  One resume expert will tell you one thing, and another resume expert will tell you the opposite.  You’ll spend hours customizing your resume based on the suggestions of a career expert, only to hear another career expert tell you that you’re doing everything wrong.  Frustr...Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500