Centriq News Archives

How to Prepare for a CompTIA A+ Exam

Centriq Training July 8, 2022

CompTIA A+ is a certification exam that gives IT professionals an opportunity to demonstrate their technical competence. This is a vendor-neutral industry exam that is recognized across the tech world and is geared towards those in the beginning stages of their careers and have about a year of experience in the field.

Centriq How To: Power BI – “Visualize List” Tool

Andrea Pomatto July 7, 2022

Lists in SharePoint can contain up to 30 million items. That means your lists can have a lot of data to process and fully understand only by using filters, views, and search alone. Luckily, Power Platform apps are integrated conveniently with lists and libraries. Specifically, you’ll find that Power BI’s integration enables you to instantly create a report of your list’s data in just a few clicks.

Meet The Centriq Team: Ley Fatzinger

Centriq Training July 7, 2022

Tell us about your journey into technology training. Hi, I am Ley Fatzinger. I have been with Centriq for over 5 years. I seem to have been in some sort of training/development position for most of my life, both professionally and personally. I have been a teacher, counselor, advisor, trainer, Girl Scout leader, mentor, and team mom to name some of my titles. What I really enjoy is seeing others have their aha moments, as well as having my own. I believe in lifelong learning; if I’m not learning, I’m bored. Who likes to be bored?

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How To Become A Service Desk Analyst

Centriq Training July 6, 2022

Service desk analysts are in communication with pretty much all departments within an organization and even customers and clients. Curious about how this role helps a company perform to its highest potential? We share everything you’ll need know about becoming and being a service desk analyst.

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How to Get Out of Healthcare

Centriq Training July 5, 2022

Healthcare workers play an important role in society. But we completely understand that it is easy to get burned out or overwhelmed in this demanding work environment. If you are tired of working in healthcare, a role in information technology may be for you. Healthcare workers are used to fast-paced duties, exhibit an immense amount of patience, and are excellent at helping others. These are very similar to needs in the IT industry. Anyone from healthcare can start a new role in the IT industry whether you are a nurse, a pharmacy technician, etc.

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5 Entry Level IT Roles Sorely Lacking Talent In 2022

Centriq Training July 4, 2022

COVID has changed the professional working world forever. In the case of IT, however, that might just be a positive thing. According to IT staffing agency Motion Recruitment, the market lost 180,000 total jobs in December 2020 – but gained 20,000 IT jobs. Why has the IT job market exploded, and what are the most in-demand tech roles in 2021? The reason for the increase in available IT jobs is simple: COVID has demanded an unprecedented amount of work in the healthcare and technology space while also forcing companies to rapidly develop and improve their e-commerce platforms. But this change comes with significant growing pains; there just isn’t enough IT talent to execute these roles properly. 

Hospitality jobs fall while tech jobs grow through 2029.

Tech Jobs To Grow Through 2029 While Hospitality Jobs Fall

Elizabeth Granada July 1, 2022

When the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released its ten-year employment projections for 2020-2030 in September 2021, it did so without considering the economic effects of the worst public health crisis in a generation. The research had been completed; the projections foretold. But with COVID-19 affecting as many areas of the job market as it did, the Bureau decided to re-release its projection report in February 2021, this time factoring the pandemic into their prognosis. When the Bureau updated its report later on, it foretold a somber story for some industries and the beginning of a boom for others — thanks to COVID. 

Andrew Mackay Centriq Training Instructor

Meet Technical Instructor Andrew Mackay

Centriq Training June 30, 2022

Meet Technical Instructor Andrew Mackay! Andrew always knew he would get into IT because he liked fixing his own cars, mowers, and electronics. Andrew started out in an entry level IT role but moved up quickly through the Help Desk. He’s now ready to help students like you thrive in the IT space. Learn what Andrew thinks sets Centriq apart from other technical training programs and how it helps our students succeed. 

3 Tools To Help Book and Schedule Meetings Efficiently

Nate Chamberlain June 8, 2022

Microsoft Bookings has had a journey… It was first only available to small business licenses, then released to enterprise licenses. Now, Microsoft is releasing another change in June for ‘Bookings in Outlook’. What does this mean for you and your organization? Well, if you want a great step-by-step on the ‘how-to’s of Bookings check out our webinar recording. If you’re not sure if Bookings is right for you, then keep on reading!

Meet The Centriq Team: Lori Smith Jennaway

Andrea Pomatto June 8, 2022

Tell us about your journey into technology training. It really happened by accident! I was working as a Coordinator of Student Outreach and Success in the School of Communications at Webster University and my co-worker interviewed for the advising position in STL. Even though the position had been filled and the recruiter didn’t realize it at the time, she mentioned the Operations Coordinator position to her. She, in turn, referred me and the rest is history! This was my first job outside of higher education and I love it.

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