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We have all heard the ad on the radio claiming that in just six short months you will be a Microsoft Certified professional working in an exciting field Information Technology and making really good money. The ad further claims that 1) the only people that have stable jobs in this economy are IT professionals, 2)IT field is expected to grow in the next five years, 3) IT professionals make the most money in a company.
Fiction: Computertraining.com is a Microsoft IT Academy Certified Partner, which is not the same as Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center (Microsoft CTEC). What does this mean for you? The school is not licensed to issue a Microsoft certification.
Fiction: IT professionals have one of the most unstable jobs in this economy. Outsourcing is still on the rise and a large number of companies run their helpdesks offshore (Linksys tech support, for example, is located in India). According to the data provided by Bureau of Labor Statistics, career.com came up with a list of 7 jobs that are most likely to withstand the economy : civil engineers for the federal government, computer software engineers for the federal government (keep in mind that this is not the degree you are getting with computertraining.com), electrical engineers for the federal government, managers for general merchandise stores, marriage and family therapists, personal and home care aides, and sales associates for general merchandise stores.
Fiction: According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections the three industries that are expected to grow in the future are: Service-providing industries, Goods-producing industries, and Occupation. While the IT industry is included in the Service-providing industries category, it is expected to grow a mere 6.9 percent, adding 212,000 jobs by 2016. Keep in mind that the statistic does not account for outsourcing. This 6.9 percent further includes: “motion picture production; broadcasting; and newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing.”
Fiction: Historically, executive/management teams, lawyers, and doctors are the top earners in any company. While IT personnel are usually adequately compensated, the high rate of unemployment in the field brings devaluation to jobs and severe competition.
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