Inspiring Success

A blog from Creating IT Futures

  • February 6, 2020

    Creating IT Futures Helps Former Waiter Special Order A Lucrative and Upwardly Mobile Career in Technology

    In less than one year, Keith VanDerMolen got the training he needed to secure a technology position and doubled the salary he previously earned as a waiter.
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  • October 7, 2019

    My time was no longer my own before launching an IT career

    Long and unpredictable hours working in real estate left Peter Stavenhagen burned out. IT-Ready Technical Support in Chicago gave him the skills and certification he needed to take back control of his time and happiness.
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  • August 30, 2019

    ‘The employment opportunities for me are endless!'

    When Nicole R. Sain was laid off from a job that didn’t excite her, she saw it as a sign that working in the Information Technology (IT) field was where she should be. Now, having graduated from IT-Ready with CompTIA A+ certification, Sain says, “the employment opportunities are endless.”
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  • March 28, 2019

    IT-Ready Grad Brian Kiihr Launches Tech Career

    For all his life, Brian Kiihr has set ambitious goals for personal achievement. IT-Ready helped equip him with skills he needed to launch a successful career in technology.
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  • June 7, 2018

    Bartender trades in taps and glasses for tech career

    Matthew Kerr liked bartending well enough, but he wanted a career that offered benefits as well as a bright future. IT-Ready equipped him with the knowledge he needed to break into IT.
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  • March 13, 2018

    Thanks to IT-Ready, tech hobbyist turns passion into steady paycheck

    N70A5170_MichaelFoster Brad Foster has enjoyed playing with technology for as long as he can remember. An IT-Ready class gave him the knowledge and skills he needed to turn his avocation into a new career.
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