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Five (plus) steps to get certified: Check IT List

Ed Tittel, Contributor
02.21.2007
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If you're a networking professional working in a small or midsized business and looking to protect or boost your career, you're in luck: There are plenty of certifications to choose from. Once you've chosen a certification to pursue, you'll find these steps useful for getting that certification.

IT certifications usually include a paper certificate, but they may also offer access to restricted Web sites, magazine subscriptions, evaluation software or other perks, depending on the certification sponsor. Keep track of your tests and follow up with the exam sponsor to ensure you get the proper documentation and results.

Good luck. With this checklist in hand, you'll find yourself adding all kinds of certification titles on your business card and .sig file in no time!

About the author:
Ed Tittel is a full-time freelance writer, trainer and consultant who specializes in matt

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ers related to information security, markup languages and networking technologies. He's a regular contributor to numerous TechTarget Web sites and technology editor for Certification Magazine. Ed has also written many text and trade books, including Guide to TCP/IP, third edition, with protocol maven Laura Chappell (ISBN: 1418837555).

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I disagree with taking the tests (full tests like transender, Boston, etc.) while you are studying the material. I think you should use the end of chapter quizzes and section tests in guide books during your studies to ensure you understand the material but reserve the full tests until you have completed studying the full content at least once. If you take the practice tests too early or too often you risk learning the test. This will lead to a very high score on the practice tests but potential failure on the real thing.

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