Certifications!?!?!?!

[Black99transam]

Are certifications worth it? I have alittle over 5 years experince in the IT world and I got most of that from the military i am now out in the civilian sector and I'm currently working as PC/network tech. I am getting allot of good experince here and will eventually be moving on, my question is should I get my MCSA and or MCSE relitivly soon? Are they worth the tiem or is my cirrent expernince equal to these? How should I go about getting my cert? Technical college, self study though books and CDS or one of those online streaming viedo things? Thanks in advance!

 

[jspeicher]

they carry little weight because everyone has them...but if you dont have them, people laugh at you.

 

[n0cmonkey]

CISSP and cisco certs are worth it. Not sure about the rest.

 

[AdamSnow]

I work for Duke Energy (IT Coordinator for Canada) and without my MCSE and A+ I would not be in this position...

So, 1 vote from me for get them as soon as you can.

 

[toekramp]

i have an A+ cert, pretty much the most worthless cert though

 

[kami333]

Certs are worthless but without them you'll have a tough time getting an interview. Even my A+ was better than nothing.

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: kami333
Certs are worthless but without them you'll have a tough time getting an interview. Even my A+ was better than nothing.

Well, that would mean they aren't worthless if they help you get interviews.

 

[wiredspider]

Don't expect to get a job out of them alone and in the end, they are better than no certs at all.

 

[KB]

Don't take out a loan to get them, but you might as well try. They look better than not having them.

 

[MadPeriot]

Anything is better than nothing. I don't have certs but am working as a IS analyst for a well respected company and now they want me to get my certs.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: KB
Don't take out a loan to get them, but you might as well try. They look better than not having them.

Exactly.

They are your foot in the door and proof that you know what you are doing.

Self-trained IT is a dime a dozen these days, proving that you were trained right can help. This is what can get jobs for you, however, hard work and good work will get you promoted.