In-Demand Certifications to Build Your Skills

As you search for jobs throughout your career, you may realize that the positions you are interested in applying to require more advanced skills and certifications. The Toppel Career Center has compiled some of the most in-demand certifications right now in the workplace for you to consider if they relate to your career goals. As some of these certifications have an associated cost, we recommend you do your research to understand if they are valued in your field.

Business Analytics

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  • IIBA Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA-AAC)

    "IIBA®-AAC certification strengthens your skills and expertise, focusing on applying an agile perspective within a business analysis framework. As an Agile Analyst, you will learn how Agile intersects and interacts with business analysis. The IIBA® Annual Business Analysis Salary Survey reports 71% of BA professionals practice agile approaches, and those certified in agile analysis earn up to 16% more."

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Cybersecurity

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  • Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

    “This certification will help you understand the importance of cybersecurity practices and their impact for organizations, identify common risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, as well as techniques to mitigate them, protect networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access and cyberattacks using Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools, and gain hands-on experience with Python, Linux, and SQL.”

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  • Microsoft Defender

    "As a Microsoft cybersecurity architect, you translate a cybersecurity strategy into capabilities that protect the assets, business, and operations of an organization. You design, guide the implementation of, and maintain security solutions that follow Zero Trust principles and best practices."

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  • Microsoft Entra

    "Microsoft Entra is the product family name for all identity and network access solutions from Microsoft. It’s part of the Microsoft Security portfolio, which also includes Microsoft Purview for compliance, Microsoft Priva for privacy, Microsoft Defender for cyberthreat protection and cloud security, and Microsoft Sentinel for security information and event management (SIEM)."

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Data Analytics

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Equity & Inclusion

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  • NonProfitReady

    "Learn how to cultivate more diverse, equitable, and inclusive spaces in your organization and community with these free DEI courses. NonProfitReady has more than 500 free courses for nonprofit professionals. Explore our most popular free Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion courses."

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Finance

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  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Exam

    "The Securities Industry Essentials® (SIE®) Exam is a FINRA exam for prospective securities industry professionals. This introductory-level exam assesses a candidate’s knowledge of basic securities industry information including concepts fundamental to working in the industry, such as types of products and their risks; the structure of the securities industry markets, regulatory agencies and their functions; and prohibited practices."

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  • Series 65

    “The Series 65, Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, is for investment adviser representatives.” “Passing the Series 65 exam is the only requirement for becoming an IAR. There are no prerequisites, and candidates do not need to be sponsored by an investment firm to sit for the exam.”

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  • Series 63

    “The Series 63, Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination, is the state law test for broker-dealer representatives.” “The exam was developed to qualify candidates who want to work in the securities industry within a state and to sell investment products, such as mutual funds, variable annuities, and unit investment trusts.”

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Human Resources

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  • SHRM-CP Certification

    “SHRM certification is the only HR certification offered by the world's largest HR membership organization. It is the only competency-based HR certification focused on the knowledge and behaviors needed to be proficient in the HR profession. Most hiring managers list SHRM's certification as the preferred qualification for HR hires, and those who earn the SHRM certification report it was a key factor in their career advancement.”

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Marketing & Communications

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Project Management

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Technology

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  • Google IT Support Professional Certificate

    "Get on the fast track to a career in IT. In this certificate program, you'll learn in-demand skills at your own pace, no degree or experience required."

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  • Microsoft 365

    "Microsoft 365 is the productivity cloud designed to help each of us achieve what matters, in our work and life, with best-in-class Office apps, intelligent cloud services, and advanced security. "

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  • Microsoft Fabric

    "As a candidate for this certification, you should have subject matter expertise in designing, creating, and deploying enterprise-scale data analytics solutions. This certification is for aspiring data engineers and data analysts."

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  • Microsoft Power Platform

    "Create apps, workflows, and custom, rich forms to streamline processes. Low-code development isn’t a replacement for developers—it gives IT teams an additional tool. It lets developers automate repetitive tasks, prioritize complicated jobs, and devote their time to more difficult projects. It also empowers non-IT workers to support the development team by creating professional-grade websites and apps."

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  • Microsoft Azure

    “This certification is an opportunity for you to demonstrate knowledge of machine learning and AI concepts and related Microsoft Azure services. It’s intended for both technical and non-technical backgrounds. Data science and software engineering experience are not required.”

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  • CompTIA A+ Technician Certification

    “CompTIA A+ Is the Industry Standard for Establishing a Career in IT. CompTIA A+ validates certified professionals have the skills required to support today’s digital world including hardware, networking, mobile devices, operating systems, troubleshooting, virtualization and cloud computing, software troubleshooting, security, and operational procedures.”

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