How to Move Up the Corporate Ladder

Are you a hard worker who always goes above and beyond what's expected of you, but never seems to get promoted?  You may suspect the problem is that someone in the company doesn't like you, but it probably has more to do with procedures.

In a lot of companies, it doesn't matter how hard you work, or how likeable you are.  If you don't have the certification or education a job calls for, you don't stand a chance against competitors with the necessary qualifications.

You could quit your job and go back to school, but there is a better way.  Taking courses online allows you to pursue your education and certification goals on your own terms.  Not only do you set your own schedule, you can access materials anytime from any place, and chat live with mentors 24x7 which makes the experience a lot easier on you.

So what kind of education should you pursue?  One area where there's a lot of potential for people to improve their resume -- and perhaps the position within the company they already work for -- is by obtaining one or more computer certifications.

"The Internet has become such a large part of the American business landscape that there's a real need right now in a lot of companies for people with Web Development skills and MCSE Certification," says Vernon Pursley of www.StaffKit.com, a Web-based computer training service.  

His company offers training packages in both areas.  If you sign up for their MCSE Certification program, you get one-year of unlimited access to more than 380 courses that will prepare you for the certification exams.  You'll learn all you need to know about everything from Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange  Microsoft.NET, Visual Studio, SQL and more.  The package includes everything you need to prepare for the following Microsoft Certifications:  MCSE, MCP, MCDST, MCSD, MCDBA, MCAD,  and MCSA.

The training course in Web Development features a year of access to materials that will teach you CGI, ColdFusion,  Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, XML, Java, PHP, MySQL, Photoshop, and more.

Staffkit.com also offers Instant Mentoring that will link member students to an expert on their course topic 24 hours a day. All you have to do is type your question and within minutes, a real person will have an answer for you.  Then at the end of each lesson, students can take the practice test to see if they've mastered the skills they were being taught.

"It takes most of our students five or six months time to work their way through the material and become comfortable enough that they're ready to take the certification test," says Pursley. Actual certification exams can be taken at any of over 3,500 authorized testing facilities worldwide.

For more information about StaffKit Online Learning, visit www.staffkit.com.

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