In an ever-changing IT industry, the skills IT professionals need to do their job well are continually 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.” 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 are More Confident
CompTIA Security+ certified professionals are 85% more likely to believe they have the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill their jobs successfully. When IT professionals are confident in their expertise, they are more likely to be forward thinking, proactively intercept issues and solve problems before they impact performance.
2) They are More Knowledgeable
CompTIA A+ and Security+ staff have more core domain knowledge than uncertified personnel with the same amount of experience. Also, CompTIA certified staff with less than one year of experience demonstrate even more domain knowledge than uncertified staff with three years experience. Experienced IT managers and CIOs rely on the validated understanding of certifications to ensure their IT staff have the insight needed to make good decisions and perform required tasks correctly.
3) They Reach Job Proficiency Quicker
After ten years of security experience, CompTIA Security+ certified staff have 20 percent more domain knowledge than those with the same experience but without a CompTIA certification. IT leaders face many difficulties when hiring new employees. Of primary concern is how fast new employees will become proficient in their roles.
4) They Retain More Information
After ten years of support experience, CompTIA A+ certified staff have 25% more domain information than those with the same experience but without a CompTIA certification.
5) They are 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 events 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 critical tasks consistently declines. In the IT support and IT, security tasks measured, performance degraded by 25% over four years without ongoing training. However, IT staff maintain their higher levels of performance through on-going training and certification.