IT Career Week Pre-Registration, Dell Sweepstakes End July 18

Free career and training event slated this year for July 19-26 at www.ITCareerWeek.com. Professionals who register by July 18 are entered to win a new Dell PC worth $2,400.

Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) July 16, 2004 -- Pre-registration closes soon for the 4th annual IT Career Week, slated this year for July 19 -- 26. IT training companies, magazines and web sites have teamed up again this year to provide IT certification training and career resources for free at a central online location - www.ITCareerWeek.com. Professionals who register for the event by July 18 are automatically entered to win a new Dell PC and other hardware worth $2,400.

The free event is sponsored again this year by SmartCertify Direct, Certification Magazine, GoCertify.com, ITtrainingstore.com, the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP), PC Utilities Magazine, Computer Concierge International and IrishJobs.ie. New sponsors include SearchWin2000.com, SearchEngine.com and SearchVB.com.

IT Career Week will boast a worldwide job search engine with nearly 30,000 IT job vacancies, resume posting and submitting services, free IT tools and utilities and technical information on the latest trends in the IT industry.

The IT job market is getting stronger than its been in years. Thats evident by the number of job postings available at IT Career Week alone," said Jamie Sene, vice president of marketing at SmartCertify. I would recommend that both IT hopefuls and IT veterans check out IT Career Week for the latest job openings and IT news."

A major feature of the event will be the chance for IT professionals to take certification training courses for free, including titles for Microsoft, CompTIA, Linux, CIW and Cisco software. According to sponsors, certification and training are a must for a successful IT career.

Certification is vital in todays industry. You almost cant get an interview unless you hold at least one certification title, if not more," said Dave Barry, executive director of Computer Concierge International. IT Career Week offers a great opportunity for professionals to experience firsthand the kind of job opportunities that are available, and the certifications they need to achieve in order to land one of those jobs. I would highly recommend that IT professionals attend this event," he added.

The online event, all IT training titles and job search services are free for registered attendees. To register and for detailed information on the event visit www.ITCareerWeek.com.