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Allison Marchant

Data center technician trainer

“Change is inevitable. Looking to make a career change or an industry change, ultimately that's something that's going to be really scary and it's going to be really personal, but there's so much growth.”

From working in a library to training data center technicians, Allison transformed her career with CompTIA Data+.

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Vernon Clifton

Cybersecurity analyst

“Maybe that's how we as a society become more effective, by having people that have had different experiences break into [new] fields.”

Vernon, a Chicago salesman, found satisfaction and fulfilment in a cybersecurity career despite lack of experience with the help of CompTIA A+.

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Scott Krager

Information security analyst

"Exploring different topics and keeping an open mind, especially early on, is huge. And it will open your eyes to more and more that's out there that you probably don't know about."

Scott previously worked as a personal trainer and now works in IT with the help of CompTIA A+ and Security+.

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Allison Marchant

Data center technician trainer

“Change is inevitable. Looking to make a career change or an industry change, ultimately that's something that's going to be really scary and it's going to be really personal, but there's so much growth.”

From working in a library to training data center technicians, Allison transformed her career with CompTIA Data+.

Read Allison's Story

Vernon Clifton

Cybersecurity analyst

“Maybe that's how we as a society become more effective, by having people that have had different experiences break into [new] fields.”

Vernon, a Chicago salesman, found satisfaction and fulfilment in a cybersecurity career despite lack of experience with the help of CompTIA A+.

Read Vernon's Story

Scott Krager

Information security analyst

"Exploring different topics and keeping an open mind, especially early on, is huge. And it will open your eyes to more and more that's out there that you probably don't know about."

Scott previously worked as a personal trainer and now works in IT with the help of CompTIA A+ and Security+.

Read Scott's Story

Allison Marchant

Data center technician trainer

“Change is inevitable. Looking to make a career change or an industry change, ultimately that's something that's going to be really scary and it's going to be really personal, but there's so much growth.”

From working in a library to training data center technicians, Allison transformed her career with CompTIA Data+.

Read Allison's Story

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