Articles about certifications
A CompTIA Security+ exam voucher costs $392. If you fail and retake it, that's $784 before you've earned a single dollar in the field. That's the number most...
Read More »A CompTIA Security+ exam voucher costs $392. That's the number most people find when they Google "comptia cost" — and it's the number that least reflects what..
Read More »Over a million people have watched individual Professor Messer Network+ videos on YouTube. The man charges nothing for the core material, has been updating it..
Read More »The PMP cert exam has a 40-60% first-attempt pass rate depending on the source — PMI doesn't publish official figures. That gap matters, because most people...
Read More »Network+ holders get filtered in or out of IT job listings before a human reads the resume. On LinkedIn, over 14,000 job postings in the US currently list...
Read More »PMI doesn't publish official pass rates, but independent surveys consistently put first-attempt success around 60–65%. That means roughly one in three...
Read More »Linux runs roughly 96% of the top one million web servers on the internet, and almost every major cloud provider runs on it. Yet "Linux experience" on a resume.
Read More »CompTIA Data+ (DA0-002) sits at an odd spot in the certification market. It's not as well-known as Security+ or A+, yet it targets one of the fastest-growing...
Read More »A CompTIA Security+ exam voucher costs $404. A+ requires two exams at $253 each — $506 before you've touched a single study guide. If you fail and retake, the..
Read More »The AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) is the most-held cloud certification in the world, with over 1.1 million active holders as of 2025..
Read More »If you've ever searched for "how do I get into project management," you've probably hit two pieces of advice: get the PMP, or just gain experience. Neither is..
Read More »The PMP requires 36 months of documented project management experience before you can even register. CompTIA Project+ requires none. For IT professionals who...
Read More »The Network+ cert costs $358 for the voucher. Most people spend another $50–$150 on study materials. That's a $400–$500 investment to land roles paying...
Read More »CompTIA A+ certified technicians earn a median salary of $52,000–$65,000 in their first IT role — and a significant share of them prepped using one free...
Read More »Around 150,000 people sit the CompTIA Security+ exam each year, and most of them have watched at least one Prof Messer video. That's not marketing copy — it's..
Read More »In 2021, CompTIA quietly acquired TestOut Corporation — meaning "CompTIA TestOut" is now literally the same company. If you've seen TestOut PC Pro, Network...
Read More »Ask anyone on the CompTIA Security+ subreddit how they studied, and "Professor Messer" comes up in nearly every thread. Jason Messer has become the default...
Read More »About 60% of IT hiring managers say they require or strongly prefer CompTIA certifications when screening entry-level candidates — yet plenty of people spend...
Read More »CompTIA Security+ is listed as a requirement in more US government and defense job postings than any other cybersecurity certification. That one fact explains..
Read More »The PMP exam fee is $555 if you're not a PMI member, or $405 if you are. That $150 gap is the most-asked question once candidates realize PMI membership itself.
Read More »AWS has over 200 services. You will never learn all of them. The engineers who get hired aren't the ones who tried — they're the ones who went deep on the...
Read More »Amazon Web Services holds roughly 31% of global cloud infrastructure market share — more than Azure and Google Cloud combined. That dominance translates...
Read More »AWS certifications have a 37% average salary premium over non-certified peers in cloud roles — but only if you pick the right cert for where you're trying to...
Read More »About 20% of every dollar spent globally is tied to project-based work, according to PMI's own research. That context explains why "PMP certification required".
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