“Why you’re passionate about MS Learning and Certification”
In order to answer this question one must look at the career path and quickly you must realize that Microsoft technologies are around us in everything we do. It is our life support mechanism and one must be passionate about Microsoft technologies to be an advocate for MS Learning and Certification.
I’m a member Chicago Windows Users Group, an organization founded on the premise of not only helping raise awareness and education within the Microsoft Community, So far I’ve attended meetings discussing the newest technologies and innovations arising from Microsoft and in turn we talked about the benefits of MS Certifications and training opportunities available.
I also teach Computer classes at Triton Community College. These courses prepare and teach college level credit courses to students of all ages. They help them prepare to tackle real life job roles as Network and Windows Administrators and also pass some of the exams for the MCSE, MCSA, COMPTIA, and Cisco tests. I emphasize the importance of this training to my students and the certifications are a good complement to that well paid education and work experience. It adds veracity and reassurance to a career as a Microsoft Technologist or as some say to become a Microsoft Evangelist.
My students always ask for the best advice and at times they seem confused or discouraged at the fact that they do not have experience working with the different Microsoft technologies. And, I take these types of inquiries as a true challenge and I try to bridge the gap between education and real live job training and I encourage all to start putting into practice that education at home and among friends. I try to wake up their entrepreneurial spirit and encourage them to start their own independent endeavor. Some times I get my students engaged on my own consultancy contracts to expose them to true live implementations and support or migration scenarios.
I promote education, certification and more in my Blog as well as direct one-on-one mentoring. I have presented to large groups education sessions, and presentations. I’m passionate about Education. I’ve been told that my passion reflects on my teachings and by the actual requests for me to teach an extra course each semester – The satisfaction that I get is in knowing that people are actually benefiting by getting certified and actually getting a job in IT or climbing the corporate ladder!
By you giving me the chance to compete for this opportunity to be on the bus, it will be a great boost for me to help college community, and other technical people. I love to meet people who are passionate as I am about Microsoft Technologies, whether it is being around wanting to learn, or wanting to help ensure others are learning – This will be an experience like no other while leveraging technology at is best.
The best I can do is give it a try, and making sure that others are aware of their opportunity to compete in this as well, but above all, I’ll go on sharing my passion and teaching others and making sure that there is no student left behind. And with Microsoft help funding educational opportunities and always innovating into the future it is a promise we can all agree to.
Alessandro Squeo
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