Benefits of CompTIA Certifications

As an IT specialist in the U.S. military in the early-‘00s, Nightengale had plenty of experience managing networks – but by 2002, holding U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)-compliant certifications was required to do the job. A CompTIA Network+ seemed like the most applicable IT certification to his duties at the time, and so Nightengale went for it.

As he continued down his IT path in the military, Nightengale continued to bank CompTIA certifications that both piqued his interest and fulfilled the DOD requirements he needed to hit.

In 2008, already recognizing that cybersecurity was a burgeoning part of the IT industry, he snagged CompTIA Security+. Shortly thereafter, he decided to round out his skills with the CompTIA A+ – which would help him not just professionally, but personally. Nightengale likes building computers in his spare time, so the CompTIA A+ set him up both to better manage help desk tickets and to get more out of his own side projects.

When he retired from the service in 2010, Nightengale wasn’t just an IT guru – he had the certifications to prove it. And as he entered the workforce, he was able to easily navigate what can sometimes be a trying process for veterans.

And it was with an equal combination of dedication and certification that he was able to pivot into project management. In 2014, Nightengale got his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and began working on contracts in that capacity.

But even as he moved away from working directly on networks, Nightengale began to recognize the unexpected advantages from his CompTIA certifications. They’d helped him maintain steady employment and handle tech roles – but in the context of his new project management role, they took on new significance. More Info: comptia a+ jobs salary

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