No Comptia Thread? I bought the Mike Meyers book and I'm watching his shit on Lynda, it's pretty alright...

No Comptia Thread? I bought the Mike Meyers book and I'm watching his shit on Lynda, it's pretty alright, I love how much of a fucking dork he is. What certs are you guys going for?

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i got that book, brought it home, put it on a shelf, and have never opened it.

It's pretty cool how it's almost written like a novel or something idk. It's not like just an encyclopedia instead of just telling you the info he guides you through it. I'm not 100% sure which way I prefer but it's unique.

a+ ? what are you a retard

What do you mean? Would love an explanation.

It was ok, but I prefer the Sybex books because they go into more detail.

I looked into A+ a few years ago and it was still asking questions about Windows 2000 troubleshooting and shit. It was basically a bunch of memorization and very little to any logic aka problem solving skills. It was the kind of that stuff that's always a 2 second Google search away.

I bet you feel proud hating on people who are trying to learn.

Certs are for retards

How else do you learn, retard?

Why would you need a book for A+?

Isn't it the most basic of entry exams imaginable?

Learn to do what, turn on a computer?
Tier 1 help desk is about the only job you could get with certs

and you work your way up through experience...

There's plenty of people in Australia who've only done certs or TAFE diplomas and are successful.

That's wrong.
CCNA, CCNP, CCIE (or other vendors equivalent certs) are very valuable for Tier 2 & 3.

From my exp. they are also mandatory to land a job in Networking, that isn't just basic cable plugging.

>that 22 year old boomer who still believes all you need to get a job in IT is a few certs

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>22 year old
>boomer
no.

LPIC

I almost feel bad for your retards, falling for marketing this heavily just makes me sad

I have a CS degree, I just don't see the irrational dislike of certs.

I've been a sysadmin for a voip shop for almost 5 years and the only cert I've ever gotten was the SSCA

I'd like to LPIC-3 security exams and take some courses for python and perl though.

I'm just echoing my experiences.
Employers in my country think they are worth something. Enough to give you a raise / consider you for a higher position.

Obviously work experience is more important, but when it's about getting a higher number on your check, certs or a degree are the fastest way to get it.

Failed the 901.Relys on memorization and not comprehendion.

yeah, certs open doors, show someone finished out a series classes. I think they're good, as long as people don't go into debt getting them.

I have Adobe ACE cert, tested for it after I finished an Adobe Web Specialist cert. It's nice, kind of proves I know that sector, supplements my WebDev, but was it fully necessary? Not really, it was in that it pushed me through the coursework for the knowledge, but the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) cert itself says nothing about my horrid artistic ability (autism: numbers, science, logic, socks that don't match. There's only one shade of blue, the others are just bullshit) which is what they really value. Just shows a lot of technical knowledge retained.

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can anyone explain to me what this is? tl;dr?

is it some GIS pathfinding shit à la A*?

I have a comp sci degree, do I need this also?

how does it help me professionally?

a+ just gets you pajeet helpdesk and computer repair type jobs. if that's interesting to you, go for it

i got a+, security+, and net+ because my college offered them free if you pay for the classes, so i just took them all to give me some job choices

not to mention im about to graduate with a degree

doesnt hurt to have certs on top

Certs are nothing more than an entry point to IT if you don't have a degree in CompSci or something. I passed my 901 recently and I'm working on my 902. After that is net+ and Security+.

I'm only doing my A+ because you have to have it to work for the feds.

just a cert for help desk jobs

I have a CCNA along with Network+. It is a meme to sell you stuff. Even basic entry level jobs require a bachelors degree now if it isn't outsource to some pajeet that probably doesn't have those certs.

Gotta start somewhere. Helpdesk sucks ass, but at least it's a foot in the door into IT.

A+ is a shitty test.
Why does anyone need to know how many pins are on some obscure legacy processor off the top of their head?
Just a lot of memorizing obscure factoids to get a job helping Debbie in HR plug in her lan cable.