COVID-19 has changed the world of work dramatically. Interviews and onboarding now happen virtually. Teams are distributed and working from home. Employee engagement is defined by on-screen interactions. For organizations of every size, across virtually every industry, adaptability and resilience are essential. For people navigating this unfamiliar employment landscape, learning new skills and refreshing existing […]
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How Lauren turned a hobby into a successful IT career
My name is Lauren Parker and I am an IT Specialist at Sage Software in Oregon. When I began college a few years ago, I thought I wanted to be a mechanical engineer. After two very difficult terms, despite my best grades being in engineering courses, I discovered that mechanical engineering wasn’t really what I […]
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Discover how the Google IT Support Professional Certificate helped Jason pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
My name is Jason Niro, and I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. I graduated from Bay State College, in Boston, with a bachelor’s degree in entertainment management with a recording arts concentration. After graduation, I moved to Southern California to pursue a career as an Audio Engineer. While I was interning at a few record […]
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How Alexander advanced his IT career with a Professional Certificate
My journey with information technology growing up in Sierra Leone I grew up in Sierra Leone in the 1990s, at a time when computers were a luxury and largely inaccessible. I got lucky when I was eleven and was able to use the computer for the first time when my mother was assigned a work […]
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How veteran Stevenson landed his first IT job
My name is Stevenson and I’m from Florida. I took the Google IT Support Professional Certificate program on Coursera and it helped me get a job as an IT Support Specialist. I didn’t have professional IT support experience before taking the certificate. I’ve always had an affinity for troubleshooting computers. My interest in computers started […]
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Announcing: Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate
For the last two years, the Google IT Support Professional Certificate has been equipping learners around the world with the fundamentals needed to jumpstart new careers in information technology (IT). To celebrate the 2-year anniversary of the program, we’re excited to announce that Google has expanded its IT training to help you take the next […]
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Get ready to launch a career in IT Support with Google and CompTIA
The Google IT Support Professional Certificate has been helping learners launch new careers in IT since it launched two years ago. Now, there are even more ways to show employers that you have the skills needed for entry-level IT support roles. Google recently teamed up with CompTIA, a nonprofit trade organization that’s widely recognized in […]
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From the Kitchen to the Help Desk: Arthur’s Story
My name is Arthur and I’m from the state of Massachusetts. I completed the Google IT Support Professional Certificate, and today I work in IT as a level 1 Systems Engineer. I spent the last 12 years in restaurant management and did not have any professional IT experience before I was offered my new job. […]
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Looking back at the first year’s impact of the Google IT Support Professional Certificate
By Leah Belsky, Senior Vice President of Enterprise, Coursera Technology is changing the world of work, transforming industries, jobs, and the skills that go with them. In today’s economy, open roles often indicate a lack of skilled talent to fill those positions. The IT industry is facing this challenge, with more than 215,000 open IT […]
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See How Danielle Advanced in Her IT Role with the Google IT Support Professional Certificate
My name is Danielle and I live in West Virginia where I work as an IT Asset Tracking Coordinator. The Google IT Support Professional Certificate program has enabled me to take on additional responsibilities in my role, gain more visibility with system administrators and management, work on exciting and impactful projects, and even get a […]
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