🚀 go-pugleaf

Maybe the comapny doesnt know sh*t either and just thinks that you should
have the cert. or they are usign that as an excuse to defer you. What are
all these certs. for - network support?

"Pinball@shaw.ca" <PinballNOSPAM@NOSPAMshaw.ca> wrote in message
news:MPG.176a91c7731249ee989702@news...
>
> On the other hand...I have no certification and been in the IT sector
> for the past 8 years. A company that would like to hire me doing WAN
> support want me to get my A+.
>
> Personnaly...I think the A+ is a total wast of time...but if it helps me
> get the job...guess I gotta brush up on the practice tests for a few
> days.
>
> In article <ji5M8.213242$ah_.120648
> @news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>, fcarabat@rogers.com says...
> > hey pierre, i think you forgot the pagp, bhsl, epald, and don't forget
the
> > cnap.  it's amazing how many certifications there.
> >
> > I went to CDI college and got my A+ certification and I can't find a
single
> > entry level job.
> > CDI has got to be the biggest scam out there, but I fell for it just
like
> > many other people have.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Pierre Lamy" <pierre@userid.org> wrote in message
> > news:3D002A39.A0AA477@userid.org...
> > > I don't really see the point in a Microsoft cert - too many people I
know
> > that have
> > > an MCSE can't network worth sh*t and don't know what ports are. But
they
> > can
> > > bamboozle you with win.ini file knowledge. They usually get cranked
out in
> > 2 week
> > > courses.
> > >
> > > Cisco certs are very expensive :( but are portable to many platforms.
And
> > most
> > > people with a CCNA/CCIE kick a$$.
> > >
> > > I don't know much about the Novell and other certs... I imagine they
would
> > be
> > > somewhere in the middle.
> > >
> > > Can anyone here with an MCSE tell me what real-world knowledge you got
> > from the
> > > course?
> > >
> > > If I had the choice of certs I would probably get the GIAC and CISSP
> > followed by
> > > CCNA. The linux certs are in a bit of flux... not sure if there are
any
> > real
> > > standards out there.
> > >
> > > P
> > >
> > > Smackey Two-Tongues wrote:
> > >
> > > > Certifications are a bit of a double edged sword.  On one hand, they
> > > > show that you know something about a new technology.  Good luck
> > > > getting anything like that from a university program.  On the other
> > > > hand, they are problem for people who need to constantly recertify.
> > > > Some days I wish I was a plumber, not a lot you need to know after
the
> > > > 5th year.
> > > >
> > > > While some people pass certifications with only a rudimentary