Microsoft Certification Proves you have the Skills to be Productive.
Microsoft Certifications are available for most Microsoft technologies and skill levels from business workers to IT professionals, developers, technology trainers, and system architects. Achieving a Microsoft Certification helps provide you with up-to-date, relevant skills that can help lead to a more fulfilling career, while giving you access to valuable Microsoft Certification program benefits. These benefits include access to the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) or the Microsoft Business Certification (MBC) member site and a vast, global network of other certified professionals.
By earning a Microsoft Business Certification credential, you can prove your expertise in using the latest
Microsoft Office programs and the Windows 7 operating system. Certification can help you differentiate yourself in today's competitive job market, broaden your employment opportunities by displaying your advanced skills, and result in higher earning potential. Certification can also lead to increased job satisfaction. Research indicates that certified individuals have increased competence, productivity, and credibility with their employers, co-workers, and clients.
For employers, the certification program provides skill-verification tools that not only help assess a person's skills in using Microsoft business programs but also the ability to quickly complete on-the-job tasks across multiple applications in the Microsoft Office system.
EXAM FAQ's
Q. What distinguishes individuals who hold a Microsoft Business Certification from their peers?
A. Achieving a Microsoft Business Certification credential validates important skills and demonstrates candidates' commitment to growing and documenting their skills.
A. The certification benefits business workers who want to present themselves as truly knowledgeable and differentiate themselves in a competitive job market. It also helps hiring managers make job placement decisions. Managers know that by hiring candidates with a Microsoft Business Certification, they are effectively minimizing training costs.
Q. What processes are in place to ensure high quality exam questions?sure high-quality exam questions?
A. Microsoft Certification exams are developed and reviewed by a team of experts who have extensive 
experience using Microsoft applications in diverse business and educational settings. Every exam undergoes a pilot test and rigorous analysis before it is released. The purpose of this process is to eliminate exam questions that do not meet standards for technical accuracy, clarity, relevance, and fairness.
A. Exams are primarily performance-based and conducted in a "live," or simulated, environment. Exam candidates are asked to perform a series of tasks to clearly demonstrate their skills. For example, an Office Word 2007 exam might ask a user to balance newspaper column lengths or keep text together in columns.
A. A typical exam takes up to 90 minutes. Individual efforts are measured for both knowledge and efficiency.
Microsoft Certified Application Specialist - Exam 77-601 (Word)
Creating and Customizing Documents
Formatting Content
Working with Visual Content
Organizing Content
Reviewing Documents
Sharing and Securing Content
Microsoft Certified Application Specialist - Exam 77-602 (Excel)
Creating and Manipulating Data
Formating Data and Content
Creating and Modifying Formulas
Presenting Data Visually
Collaborating on and Securing Data
