The document discusses the importance of IT certifications in securing high-paying jobs and addressing the skills gap in the industry, projecting a 22% job growth by 2020. It highlights the value of specific certifications, such as Citrix, which correlate with higher salaries and job satisfaction. Additionally, it notes that employers struggle to fill IT positions due to a lack of qualified candidates.

1. Why Certifications?
IN-DEMAND SKILLS
PERKS OF THE TRADE
AREAS WITH MOST JOBS
SKILLS GAP
LinkedIn recently completed a study of the top 25 skills that got people hired in 2013…
of the top skills in the list were technology-related.1
16
Experts also predict some pretty
serious growth in the industry
22%
Projected Growth
by the year 20203
Having a strong set of IT skills will also
help pay the bills. According to Dice,
these are the job titles in IT that will
command the highest salary.4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Technology Director������������ $132,000
Systems Architect���������������� $125,467
Data Architect���������������������� $118,756
Technology Management ��� $118,060
Project Manager������������������ $109,598
You’ll also have the flexibility to live pretty much
anywhere, as jobs requiring IT skills are in-demand
and paying well across the globe.4
Despite the big pay and the great
perks, employers are having a
difficult time filling IT positions.4
VALUE OF CERTIFICATIONS
SOURCE
Certifications are a great way for those in IT to showcase their skills.
Workers who hold certifications also have a higher rate of job
satisfaction than their counterparts without certifications. 9
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING
YOURSELF MORE MARKETABLE WITH
A CITRIX CERTIFICATION?
According to a recent Global Knowledge survey,
Citrix Certifications are among the most valuable in the industry. 10
The certifications include:
Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer ��������������������������� $104,240
Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix NetScaler ������ $103,904
Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix XenServer ������� $97,578
Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix XenDesktop ���� $95,094
1 http://talent.linkedin.com/blog/index.php/2013/12/25-hottest-linkedin-member-skill-sets-and-how-to-hire-for-them
1 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225673/IT_jobs_will_grow_22_through_2020_says_U.S.
3 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225673/IT_jobs_will_grow_22_through_2020_says_U.S
4 http://marketing.dice.com/pdf/Dice_TechSalarySurvey_2014.pdf Pg 7
5 https://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/tech-employee-perks_b53963
6 http://marketing.dice.com/pdf/Dice_TechSalarySurvey_2014.pdf
7 http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/wp-content/uploads//2012/03/Report_-_CompTIA_IT_Skills_Gap_study_-_Full_Report.sflb_.pdf Pg
8 http://www.payscale.com/compensation-today/2013/02/here-comes-the-sun-the-return-of-optimism-in-2013
9 https://www.prometric.com/en-us/itcc/Pages/default.aspx
10 http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/generic.asp?pageid=3632
The perks aren’t too shabby, either.
Choice fringe benefits at high-profile
technology companies include:
Free meals and snacks at
Facebook Google
Unlimited vacation time at
Pinterest and Twitter
Dropbox offers an
on-site barber shop5
To learn about Citrix Certifications, including a new set of highly valuable
solutions-focused certifications, please visit the Citrix Education website.
http://training.citrix.com
said certifications help
you earn more money76%
of respondents to a Prometric survey said that
certifications make themselves more marketable83%
of employers say there is an
overall skills gap in IT 7
of companies say they are
having a hard time filling
skilled positions 7
say the top reason for jobs
not being filled is the lack
of qualified applications 8
93% 67% 61%