09-20-2003, 06:46 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati
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Any one here A+ Certified?
Any here A+ certified?
I am currently taking a semester class at my high school on being A+ certified (certificate comes from IBM, not my school, so i will be IBM A+ Certified) Currently learning vocabulary (SCSI, IDE, Parellel, Serial, etc etc., the basics) |
09-20-2003, 08:22 PM | #3 (permalink) |
The GrandDaddy of them all!
Location: Austin, TX
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i took a course in high school too, and i was about to take the a+ test.
but.....it was like the a+ people only issued bulk tests in sets of 10 and there wasnt 10 people in my high school that were willing to take the test. (the high school would cover half the cost or so if we did it this way). and i didnt feel like paying the whole amt to take the test alone.
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09-21-2003, 08:32 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Location: Alaska
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I took the hardware portion 2 years ago before the end of the school year and passed it no problem. Unfortunately, I waited until after school was out to try to take the software portion only to find out that my teacher quit so I couldn't get the voucher I needed to take it before I left for the summer.
Taking another A+ class is something on my to-do list. |
09-22-2003, 04:09 AM | #9 (permalink) |
Talk nerdy to me
Location: Flint, MI
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Yup. But got it in 1995, so technically, I'm only certified in DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11.
I see it this way, it can't hurt you to be certified. It will give you a slight edge over anyone else applying for the same job who is not certified. Get as many certs as possible.
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09-22-2003, 09:34 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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Location: Farm country, South Dakota
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Certs by themselves are worthless anymore. Too many people are getting paper certs and not knowing their shit. Getting actual work experience will help you a lot more. Companies will take a person with experience over someone with a cert any day.
IMO the A+ cert is about as worthless as tits on a boar hog (always wanted to use that one). Sure some people may benefit from it, chances are they no nothing about computers. When I had to take it for school, a friend and I sat there and corrected the Prof, just because most of his lecture was blatantly wrong. Given, the points he took out of the book were right. Just 5 years out of date. |
09-23-2003, 09:07 AM | #15 (permalink) |
Pro Libertate
Location: City Gecko
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A+ in Compaq Deskpro's and Armada Laptops. = Useless....
It helped to narrow down the selection process when first getting a job, but now I put it @ the bottom of the CV.
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09-23-2003, 04:55 PM | #17 (permalink) | |
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Location: The Tip of the Boot
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Also, I have interviewed many people over the years and I believe that an A+ cert always looks good on a resume, in an above and beyond sort of way. It's a good entry level certification and if nothing else, it helps people get acclimated to the testing and certification process. I don't think A+ is a waste of time at all. Comptia's Network+ is a good cert as well.
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10-09-2003, 06:22 AM | #20 (permalink) |
Modern Man
Location: West Michigan
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Where I work its the first cert that you have to get. Thankfully they pay for it. I learned quite a bit that I use everyday on the job, and I learned quite a bit of stuff I'll never use. Its a good first stepping stone, but experience is priceless.
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10-09-2003, 06:25 AM | #21 (permalink) |
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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20 years in the computer biz and not a single piece of paper... 20 years of solid experience from desktops to servers to wan/lan
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10-10-2003, 08:58 PM | #24 (permalink) |
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Don't have my A++ (doubt I'll need it as I'm a programmer, not a techie... although I do know a PC inside-out). I will be getting my MCDBA (MS Certified Database Analyst) at the beginning of December though. Here's hoping they don't mess around with SQL Server too much with the next iteration.
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