by Team NexGenT | Apr 25, 2017 | IT Industry Trends, Landing Your IT Job
Let me ask you a couple of questions: how many of the people you know will be paying off their college loans for a long time? And how many of them earned degrees but still don’t seem to have a clear career path and/or have very limited options? My friend Nicole...
by Team NexGenT | Apr 20, 2017 | IT Industry Trends, Landing Your IT Job
If you are into IT you’ve probably heard of dozens of different certifications that are usually required to break into a job, haven’t you? Well, let me tell you something: entry-level certifications are not the kind of requirement that you would think they are; they...
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by Team NexGenT | Apr 11, 2017 | NexGenT Updates
Terry Kim and Jacob Hess, both former Air Force IT instructors, decided to quit their high-paying corporate jobs to start an IT training edtech company called NexGenT (short for Next Generation Training). The reason? Well, they were (and still are) sick and tired of...
by Team NexGenT | Mar 15, 2017 | FSNA, IT Industry Trends
Would you assess a soldier’s ability to perform in combat with a written exam? No? That’s what I thought. You would probably try to simulate a real-life situation to isolate your best people, otherwise, you’d be giving the enemy a huge advantage, wouldn’t you? Sadly,...
by Team NexGenT | Dec 23, 2016 | IT Industry Trends
If we had to choose one cloud certification in 2017 for beginners to seasoned pros, these would be our picks. What’s hotter than putting cloud skills on your resume? How about adding a certification or two to validate that you really have cloud chops. The cloud...
