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| kpmrespect 2001-09-23, 12:03 am |
| I am new to IT field but need some help getting started. What is the first certification i should try to obtain | |
| Boulware5 2001-09-23, 12:12 am |
| I say A+. That is what I am doing. I've never had an IT job, but I've been using computers for years and have taken classes in college. A+ is generally a good starting point. | |
| TW2001 2001-09-23, 7:33 am |
| Start working on a IT degree. | |
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| Never skip the fundementals. And keep them honed.
Start with getting your A+. And I agree that if you do not have a technical degree (IT, CIS, EE, MIS, etc) try and pursue it. Because if you are looking for a job you'll have heavy competition to deal with. Especially with all the recent lay offs these past months of IT professional across the country.
Those companies who seek to fill positions are going to be picky. The want the best people they can get and at times will try to get those who are williing to work for less than they were making.
Get your A+, Network+, I-net+, CCNA. Build the foundation. And for every one you accomplish slap it on the resume. If you are working on a cert, slap that on the resume as 'in progress'. Make yourself look like an achiever. You might get lucky.
Gook Luck! | |
| ninja__kid 2001-09-24, 12:55 am |
| I agree, A+ is a good way to go. Having that certification proves that you know how a computer works, and how to fix it when it breaks down. Network+ would be good to go for next, it is not a very difficult cert to go for either, which makes it that much better as an introduction to certifications as well as networking. The only thing I've found about comptia cert's, are they are far more pricey than the CCNA or MCP tests  |
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