Why Get Certified?

Improve career opportunities

• Organizations take certification into consideration when
  hiring candidates and tend to view certification as a more
  objective measure of a candidate's skills than self-reported
  skills and competency
• Microsoft certification can lend to more earning power with
  average salaries for Microsoft Certified Professionals showing
  a notable increase over the previous year.
  • The added market value that a certification can be as
    high as 30% - 40%. The average salary uplife reported
    across all certifications in the study was in the
    5% - 11% range

Add value and gain recognition

• Industry recognition of technical proficiency and proof of
  technical leadership|
• With every certification achieved, individuals add value to
  organization through increased productivity and the ability to
  deploy technologies effectively
• Earn respected place within the organization as a specialist in
  roles or technologies

Stay ahead – take advantage of career and technical tools

• Exclusive technical information through Microsoft Product Support Knowledge base
• Market technical talents to employers looking for certified professionals in the MCP Career Center
• Manage your skills development path using the Microsoft Certification Planner