Raw Ink January 2014 | Page 40

Education Section In the last issue you read an article about getting 60% or above, we hope that helped. Getting above 60% would help you a lot to get better placement; At least you will be eligible for appearing for an aptitude test. Do you think only your aggregate will help you to crack interviews? When you complete your BE and appear for interviews, there will be hundreds of people having equal or better scores. What will make you unique from the hundreds of people? This article talks about Global certification. Good Marks are but the base of your success but you need to grow more by getting such global certificates. Second year is the perfect time to enroll and start the coaching of global certificates. Start studying from semester 3rd and appear for exam in semester 4th. Well if you’re appearing in these exams only to get a better job, then it will be very difficult for you to crack it. But if you’re appearing to get knowledge about the subject then it will be easy for you; as Baba ‘Rancho’ says ‘Don’t run after success, run after excellence. Success follows.’ Personal pride, professional growth, and increased compensation are the most popular reasons why professionals seek Business and IT certifications. With the unique blend of certification tracks, delivery method options, and valuable resources and support, you reach your certification goals. Keep your IT and business skills current with industry-recognized certifications, including Cisco CCNA and CCNP certifications, Microsoft MCSA and MCSE certifications, IBM Software and Systems certifications, CBAP® and PMP® certifications, ITIL® certifications, and certifications from CompTIA and Red Hat. There are various vendors for such courses such as Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Cisco, Dell Sonicwall, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat, Vmware and many more. Select your domain and field that you find interesting and go for that certification. You can go for architecture and engineering, cloud computing, cyber security, mobile app development, database, multimedia production there are even business courses like architecture methodologies, business intelligence, scrum & agile, six sigma , project management and many more. There is a site which will give you list of global certifications http://www.globalknowledge.com Do take a look. While preparing for the courses, do remember that it is highly recommended that you score a minimum 61% to be considered to have successfully passed the course by any decent company. Not only will it look good on the resume but also expose you to better job opportunities. And the knowledge acquired through the course can only help even more. There are flexible class timings adjusted to college life or personal needs, do opt for some course if you can. Stand out from the crowd. - Aditya Pandit 38