IT Service Desk Careers and Certifications

IT Service Desk Careers and Certifications

40mGeneral2023-01-10

Authors

Sarah Lean

Sarah Lean

International Speaker, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft

Course details

Are you looking for a new role as an IT professional, or just ready to change up your career? This course provides an ideal foundational mapping of the careers and certifications you can choose from if you’re interested in advancing or moving into an IT service desk career. Join instructor Sarah Lean for an overview of the wide variety of available career paths, regardless of your background, technical training, level of experience, or current skills. From service desk analyst to service desk manager, Sarah helps you understand the shifting role of the service desk in supporting teams across a distributed workforce. Along the way, explore the key certifications related to service desk roles, with up-to-date information on how to choose, prepare for, and obtain the certification that’s best for you.

Skills covered

First StepsCareer ManagementCareer Development

Concepts

Introduction

  • IT service desk careers and certifications

The IT Service Desk

  • IT service desk responsibilities
  • IT service desk engineer
  • The first step on the IT career ladder

IT Service Desk Technical Skills

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • General IT skills

IT Service Desk Nontechnical Skills

  • Customer service
  • Communication
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving
  • Business knowledge

IT Service Desk Certifications

  • Certification options
  • Vendor certifications
  • CompTIA certifications
  • Information technology infrastructure library certifications
  • Project management certifications

IT Service Desk Career Paths

  • Service desk career paths
  • IT career paths

IT Service Desk Workplace Scenarios

  • Office based workplace
  • Remote and hybrid workplaces

Conclusion

  • Next steps
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