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Optimize Career Advantage through Skills Development

Changing IT Workforce

IT workforce is aging in most developed countries

Tenure of IT Professionals keeps going up

Global competition for top talent is increasing

Adequate supply of technology workforce remains a challenge

Global IT Projections

IT employment will grow by 4.7% per year, adding 7.1M until 2011 (3x global average)

Despite economic downturn in global economy, the business imperative for IT job remains and will requires long-term investment in staffing and skills

Of the 7.1M new jobs, 4.6M will be software-related

Emerging economies will drive 25% of IT job growth, but China and U.S. will add largest number of new jobs

Microsoft ecosystem employs estimated 42% of global IT workforce

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IT JOB GROWTH BY REGION JOB CREATION NORTH AMERICA

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The Employability Opportunity

Skills Development

Training Obtain Skills

Certification Validation of Skills

ILT | Books | E-learning Relevance | Journey | Community

Skills Development

Invest in Your Career!

Taking Skills Development Further

Microsoft Certification recognizes and validates real-world IT skills, supports the certified community by providing access to unique resources, and offers a life-long career path of IT skills development

RELEVANCE

Microsoft Certification reflects and validates real-world skills

JOURNEY COMMUNITY

Microsoft Certification adds value for job seekers, new and advanced skill building and upward career growth

Microsoft Certification enhances relationships with Microsoft and IT peers

Relevance

REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE

Certification drives effective use of technology, improving the professional performance of IT professionals, developers and information workers.

Microsoft Certifications have been proven to increase an individual’s efficiency in their job roles

75 % PROOF POINT NO. 93

Of managers believe that certifications are important to team performance

Microsoft invests in ensuring its certifications are

credible and valued in the marketplace, helping

technology professionals get jobs

Journey – Getting a Job

ENTERING THE MARKET

Microsoft certification adds value across all stages of an individual’s career path, so it is valuable for job seekers, new and advanced skill building, and upward career growth.

Microsoft Certifications are a recognized validation of skills,

identifying job seekers as proficient in the latest

technologies

40 % PROOF POINT NO. 139

Of certified professionals credit certification for helping them land a job or promotion

Microsoft Certifications are relevant across all stages of an

individual’s career, helping technology professionals

keep jobs.

Journey – Advancing Your Career

TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Microsoft certification adds value across all stages of an individual’s career path, so it is valuable for job seekers, new and advanced skill building and upward career growth.

Microsoft Certifications enable individuals to demonstrate their

individual progression and grasp of the latest technologies.

57 % PROOF POINT NO. 139

Of hiring managers consider employee certification as criterion for promotion.

Community

Participate in monthly live

meetings to discuss and share insight on certification

BUILD CONNECTIONS

Microsoft Certification enhances relationships with peers by fostering relationships among the community of certified professionals.

Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs)

share an ongoing connection through

Microsoft-sponsored events, local user

groups, and online forums

Microsoft recognizes the contributions

of its certified community by

providing exclusive benefits only to

certified professionals

93 % PROOF POINT NO. 14

Of MCP Live meeting participants find value in assembling as a community

PROOF POINT NO. 119

An average of 750,000 hits per month on the Microsoft community blog

PROOF POINT NO. 139

There are more that 2.3 million Microsoft Certified Professionals

Hiring Manager Perspective

BENCHMARK FOR HIRING

• Microsoft Certification helps improve organizational performance – getting your staff Microsoft Certified will support IT staff retention and motivation to improve

• To achieve “top tier” performance, organizations must ensure that 45–65% of their teams receive Microsoft Certifications

63 % PROOF POINT NO. 62

Of managers feel certified professionals are more productive than their peers.

55 % PROOF POINT NO. 124

Of hiring managers consider employee certification as criterion for hiring.

No experience, with certification

Experience,

with certification

No experience, no certification

Experience, no certification

Optimizing Skills Development EXPERIENCE VERSUS CERTIFICATION

To have the highest performing technical team possible, experience and certification together move the team into the highly effective zone.

Performance based solely on past experience

Highly effective zone

Entry level performance

Performance based solely on

technical knowledge

Certification is not a substitute for experience. Experience lacks the validation of certification.

Cannot afford to stay at this performance level in global marketplace

Optimal skills development offering the best competitive advantage

Team lacks deep knowledge and validation of skills

Team lacks practical on-the-job training

The Breadth of Microsoft Certification

BROAD AND DEEP ENGAGEMENT

Microsoft Certifications are relevant to wide range of technologies across the entire spectrum of technical careers – for entry level workers to seasoned professionals who have advanced in their careers many times.

Master Series: Master certifications identify individuals with the deepest technical skills available on a particular Microsoft product.

Architect Series: The Certified Architect program makes it easy for companies to identify experienced IT architects who have completed a rigorous peer review process.

Professional Series: Professional certifications validate a comprehensive and current set of skills required to be successful on the job.

Technology Series: Targeted certifications let you showcase your in-depth knowledge and technical skills on specific Microsoft technologies.

Charting Your Career Path

Help Desk

The Microsoft Certified Technology Series will help you become a complete IT Support Professional.

Windows Server 08 increase your value by showing you have broad technology skills. The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) credential is the ideal way to demonstrate your ability to use Windows Server 2008 to excel in a specific, real-world job role

Exchange 2007 (optional) Demonstrate your ability to deploy and maintain an enterprise messaging environment using this application by adding another Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

Master Program Demonstrate your depth in a specific technology. Specialize in a particular technology area

Certification paths build on the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) credential so start with the relevant MCTS exam for technologies currently in use

Summary: Skills Development

Learn more about the benefits of Microsoft Certification www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp

Leverage the Microsoft Certified Career Assist package

RELEVANCE

Microsoft Certification reflects and validates real-world skills

JOURNEY COMMUNITY

Microsoft Certification adds value for job seekers, new and advanced skill building, and upward career growth

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Microsoft Certification enhances relationships with Microsoft and IT peers

Overview of Certification

Focus on: Exam 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Configuring

Why should I prepare?

No prerequisites

Average of 40 – 60 questions

Passing of 70% out of 1000 maximum score

Some skillset focus on new Windows 7 Enterprise technology such as DirectAcces, BranchCache, BitLocker

70-680 is significantly more difficult compared to it’s Vista counterpart 70-620

Is this the right exam for me?

Desktop/Workstation Support Engineer

Desktop/Network Administrators

Helpdesk/Service Desk

According to Microsoft, candidates should be able to

configure pre-installation and post-installation system settings, Windows security features, network connectivity

applications included with Windows 7, and mobile computing.

What can I expect from the training?

Learn core technical knowledge on Installing and Configuring Windows 7

Get to know the new features of Windows 7 that would greatly enhance network utilization and productivity

Troubleshooting tips and best practices

Tools useful for Windows 7 and where to find them

Real-world scenarios in labs

What is 70-680: TS: Windows 7, Config

Certification test validating skills and knowledge on Windows 7 on an Enterprise environment on the following areas:

Installation

Configuration

Managing

Certifications Involved

Pass: 70-680 TS: Windows 7, Configuring

Counts as credit towards the following Certifications:

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7

MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician 7

Learning resources

Microsoft Learning

Microsoft Certification Blogs

Classroom Training 6292A: Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client (3 Days)

Microsoft Press Books MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-680): Configuring Microsoft Windows 7

Technet Knowledge Base Articles

Hundreds of websites

Preparing for the exam

Are you ready? Experience installing PC hardware and devices.

Basic understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.

Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge.

The skills to map network file shares.

Experience working from a command prompt.

Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of applications. For example, how client computer applications communicate with the server.

Basic understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.

An understanding of the fundamental principles of using printers.

Coverage of Exam/Skills Being Measures

Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7 (14 %)

Deploying Windows 7 (13 %)

Configuring Hardware and Applications(14 %)

Configuring Network Connectivity (14 %)

Configuring Access to Resources (13 %)

Configuring Mobile Computing (10 %)

Monitoring and Maintaining Systems that Run Windows 7 (11 %)

Configuring Backup & Recovery Options (11 %)

What do you get in training

Learn new features, and technology

Hone skills related to configuring & managing Windows 7

Improve skills on troubleshooting

70-680? Easy! Get braindumps!

Sure, braindumps and passforsure get help you pass

Not a guarantee that you have the necessary skills

You’ll just be cheating yourself

No real skills developed

Real passers have the know-how and the INTEGRITY

Q & A

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