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Certification Benefits
By becoming certified you are investing in yourself and your career.
Employers and professionals know that certification results in:
- An increased understanding of the planning, design, and maintenance of complex systems
- A more effective troubleshooting approach
- Efficiency and productivity in the workplace
- Higher morale and self-confidence
- Salary increases, bonuses, and other perks
- Promotions & career advancement
- Industry recognition of your knowledge and proficiency with certified products and technologies.
Additional Cisco Certification Benefits
- An increased understanding of networking and network design for the small-office, home-office (SOHO) and for medium-size organizations.
- More effective network troubleshooting
Additional Microsoft Certification Benefits
- Access to technical and product information—directly from Microsoft—through the MCP Secured Site.
- Access to exclusive discounts on products and services from selected companies. Current Microsoft Certified Professionals can gain access to these benefits by visiting the MCP Secured Site and selecting "Other Benefits."
- Certification certificate, transcript, wallet card, and lapel pin to identify to colleagues or clients. Electronic files of logos and transcript may be downloaded from the MCP Secured Site upon certification.
- Invitations to Microsoft conferences, technical training sessions, and special events.
- Free access to Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online, a career and professional development magazine. Secured content on the Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online Web site includes the current issue (available only to MCPs), additional online-only content and columns, an MCP-only database, and regular chats with Microsoft and other technical experts. Additional online benefits are available to individuals with the MCSE+I, MCSE, MCSD, or MCDBA certifications. Enter the MCP Secured Site for access to Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online. (All MCPs are eligible for the online magazine's secured content. Some MCPs may also be eligible to receive the print version of the magazine free; eligibility is determined by the magazine.)
- A 50 percent rebate or discount on a one-year subscription to Microsoft TechNet or TechNet Plus—offered for your first year of certification only. (Fulfillment details vary, depending on your location. Please see your Welcome Kit for details.) A TechNet subscription provides MCPs (MCSE or other such Microsoft certifications) with a portable IT survival kit that is updated monthly. Contents include the complete Microsoft Knowledge Base that Microsoft Support uses as well as service packs and kits.
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