John Mcglinchey Posts

  • Chicago High School Offers Firsthand IT Training

    Jan 15, 2014, 23:07 PM by John McGlinchey
    Administrators wanted students at Chicago’s West Leyden High School to understand the IT skills needed in the business world, so they set up a technical support internship (TSI) to provide a live IT help desk for the school.
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  • Going For Gold: a CompTIA Guide to a Career In IT In Sport

    Nov 19, 2013, 23:05 PM by John McGlinchey
    Its commercial, multimedia-rich nature means that IT is essential to everything from the running of live events to broadcasting them around the world. For those who love working with technology and want to combine this with a passion for sport, IT could be your dream career.
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  • Former UK Security Minister Leads CompTIA Discussion of Cybersecurity Trends

    Oct 23, 2012, 14:06 PM by John Mcglinchey
    One of the most anticipated events of the morning session at this year’s CompTIA EMEA Conference was the cybersecurity panel led by Pauline Neville-Jones, patron of the Cyber Security Challenge and former UK Security Minister. The panel consisted of James Lyne, director of Technology Strategy at Sophos, who was described as spending “countless hours locked away from sunlight working with the world’s most paranoid businesses,” Sarah Winter from the Bank of England and Clinton Walker of Security A ...
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  • Why the Monkeys Wouldn’t Climb the Pole

    Nov 3, 2011, 22:28 PM by John Mcglinchey
    It’s a tough world out there. In this competitive environment of converging markets, stark competition and demanding employers, the need to be at the top of one’s game has become even more crucial.Globalization has turned the world into an open job-hunt zone, therefore, confirming the reliability of international recognition over the sometimes more restricted national credential. Consequently, employers demand the right to be harder to please. And, in fact, they are. Requiring high standards of ...
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