Tom Liszka Posts

As students worldwide head back to school, learn about the Technical Support Internship (TSI), an Illinois-based tech support class in which students support their district, including all 3,600 Chromebooks in students’ hands.

Ever since the dot-com bubble burst at the beginning of the last decade, the IT industry has been waging an uphill battle to attract the talent it needs to meet its ever growing workforce demands. Somewhere along the way, as words like outsourcing and off-shoring became permanently derogatory terms in our vocabulary, pursuing an IT career lost its "cool" factor.The reasons I commonly hear from kids and their parents are "why would I want to be in IT?" or "Aren't all those jobs for programmers be ...

[podcast]http://www.comptia.org/media/intlcerts.mp3[/podcast]Two out of three human resources directors place a high value on certifications when it comes to hiring an IT professional.  If you’re ready to get a job in IT or move up the career ladder in IT, you need certification.CompTIA has been the leading vendor-neutral certification organization since 1985.  And its certifications aren’t just U.S.-centric, but can help you move your career worldwide.Hear from Matthew Poyiadgi, our senior VP o ...

Our Annual Member Meeting, now in its second year, provides a forum for networking, educational sessions and member community meetings.  Attendees will brainstorm and problem-solve shared issues. Members and non-members can attend, however members benefit with free online registration until March 29th.What can you expect to see at AMM this year?  Community meetings and presentations across a full slate of verticals – from healthcare IT to cloud to unified communications.  Plus learn about our ne ...

Through our Educational Foundation, we enable people to improve their lives through employment in the IT industry.  Our foundation’s services help at-risk individuals and populations under-represented in IT prepare for, secure and be successful in IT careers.We've helped thousands of individuals, including military personnel and spouses.  For instance last year, Christopher Venters, an Air Force veteran from Deleware, obtained several CompTIA certifications by way of the foundation.In the summer ...

Submitted by guest blogger MJ ShoerIn the book Drive by Daniel Pink, the author includes a fantastic chapter on Purpose in Chapter 6.  I somewhat struggled with the differentiation of Motivation 2.0 and Motivation 3.0 up to this chapter, but Pink’s correlation of purpose to these really brought things into clarity for me.  Simply stated, Motivation 3.0 brings to the table to concept that today’s professional is looking for much more than a lucrative paycheck to feel valued as a person and an emp ...

Submitted by guest blogger John MehrmannDaniel Pink drives right to the heart of what matters with his latest book, DRIVE. He cites numerous case studies, historical references, and clinical examples to demonstrate the intrinsic and practical pursuit of excellence. The examples are fascinating, but one need look no further than his or her own work environment to immediately recognize the simple truths illuminated in his work.In the chapter on Mastery, Daniel Pink clearly conveys the value of mot ...

Submitted by guest blogger Sue KrautbauerIt’s a beautiful thing when seemingly disparate ideas intersect. In the book  Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, David H. Pink examines traditional theories of motivation which utilize external rewards and brilliantly contrasts them with research in psychology and behavioral science that states an individual is successfully motivated by intrinsic rewards.The way we have always done things isn’t working.  The baby boomer generation is bur ...

Healthcare IT (HIT) is a huge opportunity for solutions providers, but it's important to understand the complexities and nuances when it comes to coming an HIT provider.  Patrick Wilson, President of Vital Signs Technology, will walk you through an overview of CompTIA's Healthcare IT Guide for building a practice. What are the various verticals in this space, and how are they different?  Should you become a general Electronic Health Records (EHR) provider or go after a specific verti ...

According to managed print services (MPS) research company Photizo Group, the total MPS market in North America and Western Europe will be $26.7 billion by 2012, and it will account for 35% of the total imaging market, rising significantly from the 14% it held in 2007.Ed Crowley, CEO of the Photizo Group, previews what opportunities are available to resellers in this growing market and discusses some common myths about MPS and what it really is.Gain an understanding of the MPS business model thr ...