{"id":425,"date":"2023-06-09T16:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/?p=425"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T06:05:07","slug":"comptia-certification-for-greater-career-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/comptia-certification-for-greater-career-path\/","title":{"rendered":"CompTIA Certification For Greater Career Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A CompTIA certification is more than a professional accomplishment, it\u2019s a key to get a callback from potential employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The world of information technology (IT) is vast and career opportunities are abundant. The skills of IT are often in-demand, hence eligible candidates can find employment in nearly all sectors. While opportunities are out there, one\u2019s employability is debatable and highly objective to the employer\u2019s viewpoint. Unknown risk of rejections can be reduced with certification of expertise \u2013 namely CompTIA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is CompTIA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) refers to a non-profit trade organization which issues certification for professionals employed in the field of computers and information technology. A CompTIA possesses industry-wide, worldwide recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multi Strata of Certification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CompTIA A+<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The certification covers a diverse array of knowledge required for today\u2019s IT technicians. While technical support is commonly associated with PC repair, the certification is designed to match today\u2019s in-demand skills. This may include networking, operating systems, security, and more. You gained exposure to what a career in IT may entail, becoming a generalist in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CompTIA Network+<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This certification specializes in networking and IT infrastructure. Perhaps the best highlight of this certification \u2013 it prepares you to offer technical support regardless of the platform. In other words, the certification is pretty universal. Wired and wireless networks are both covered. Therefore, it leaves candidates in a rather good standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job vacancies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job title<\/td>Average salary<\/td><\/tr>
Network Administrator<\/td>RM42,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
IT Consultant<\/td>RM70,300<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Network Engineer<\/td>RM46,112<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CompTIA Security+<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This certification specializes in IT security. This also marks the first certification to be acquired for candidates with aspiring dreams in a cybersecurity career. Certification holders are also afforded the privilege for intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job vacancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job title<\/td>Average salary<\/td><\/tr>
Systems Administrator<\/td>RM52,195<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CompTIA Cloud+<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cloud computing is all the rage now and this certification capitalizes on this. The certification validates that candidates possess adequate skills for cloud infrastructure maintenance. A highlight for this certification is that it is also vendor-based, performance-based certification as opposed to singular specialization on one vendor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job vacancies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job title<\/td>Average salary<\/td><\/tr>
Systems Administrator<\/td>RM52,195<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Network Engineer<\/td>RM46,112<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CompTIA PenTest+<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This certification is designed for cybersecurity professionals with specialization in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment. Certification holders understood how to pinpoint and manage weaknesses as opposed to exploiting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job vacancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job title<\/td>Average salary<\/td><\/tr>
Penetration Tester<\/td>RM78,000<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CompTIA CySa+<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The certification exposes candidates to skills such as analysis of network findings, software and application security, threat detection, and IT regulatory compliance. Candidates are prepared to manage daily work of being security analysts. They are responsible to enforce cybersecurity practices of an organization and curb imminent attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job vacancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job title<\/td>Average salary<\/td><\/tr>
Compliance Analyst<\/td>RM42,362<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A CompTIA certification is more than a professional accomplishment, it\u2019s a key to get a callback from potential employers. The world of information technology (IT) is vast and career opportunities are abundant. The skills of IT are often in-demand, hence eligible candidates can find employment in nearly all sectors. While opportunities are out there, one\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":249,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":429,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions\/429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.info-trek.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}