In an ever-changing IT industry, the skills IT professionals need to do their job well are constantly evolving, and adding certifications to your business can be a critical component of success. According to CompTIA, Organizations increasingly view certifications as an indicator of the qualification of their applicants when looking for the right candidate to fill their open positions. In fact, 91% of hiring managers today believe that IT certifications are valuable in validating expertise, according to CompTIA’s Employer Perceptions of IT Training and Certification study.
Below are six more stats about CompTIA certified professionals that may surprise you:
1. They're More Confident
CompTIA Security+ certified professionals are 85% more likely to believe they have the knowledge and skills needed to successfully fulfill their jobs. When IT professionals are confident in their abilities, they are more likely to be forward thinking, proactively anticipate issues and solve problems before they impact performance.
2. They're More Knowledgeable
CompTIA A+ and Security+ staff have more core domain knowledge than uncertified staff with the same amount of experience. In addition, CompTIA certified staff with less than 1 year of experience demonstrate even more domain knowledge than uncertified staff with 3 years experience. Experienced IT managers and CIOs rely on the validated knowledge of certifications to ensure their IT staff have the insight needed to make good decisions and perform essential tasks correctly.
3. They Reach Job Proficiency Quicker
After 10 years of security experience, CompTIA Security+ certified staff have 20% more domain knowledge than those with the same experience but without a CompTIA certification. IT leaders face many challenges when hiring new employees. Of primary concern is how quickly new employees will become proficient in their roles.
4. They Retain More Information
After 10 years of support experience, CompTIA Online Training A+ certified staff have 25% more domain knowledge than those with the same experience but without a CompTIA certification.
5. They're More Reliable
CompTIA certified professionals outperform those without certification in critical job-related activities up to 53%. CompTIA-certified IT employees generally provide better levels of performance across a range of activities compared with employees who have not achieved a CompTIA certification.
6. They Perform at a Higher Level
Without sufficient and ongoing training staff performance on key tasks consistently declines. In the IT support and IT security tasks measured, performance degraded by 25% over 4 years without ongoing training. However, IT staff maintain their higher levels of performance with on-going training and certification.
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