A+ Certification and Other IT Certs Question

[TMW2010]

I think I got mine in 99 too!

A+ is a good start, but it never got me anywhere by itself. I suppose it might have helped me land that internship I had, but I think currently being enrolled in a program at college had more to do with that.

I don't know about A+ now, but back then I thought it was basically a joke. Good starting point and confidence/resume builder, but don't rely on it.

A lot of places seem to require A+ for hiring eligibility for techs just starting out these days.

I don't know about A+ now, but back then I thought it was basically a joke.

I agree... I took both tests in under 15 minutes total. About 7 minutes per 90 question test. But I will say that the cert has been helpful to me, and was a good compliment to my MCSE+I.

I agree with the Prof about the Network+... I think that would be an excellent Cert to get if one is starting out. Personally, I hated the Networking Essentials & TCP/IP tests... The CCNA I think is a bit of overkill unless you know you're going into a Cisco house, though the fundamentals are useful anywhere, you'd get pretty much the same info from going after the Network+.

The Tech field treated me well, but I'm ready to GTHO of it after 20 years... Hehe