I'd say A+ is worth it if you don't have a degree or experience. If you do, I'd go for higher certs.
But I think degrees are underrated. Not even necessarily saying a bachelors, just something. Most helpdesk jobs I see want at least an AS in something IT related. At the job I work not (as well as my last one) they weren't even interviewing people that didn't at least have an AS in something. It's just an arbitrary way to filter out resumes.
Dude, we're talking about helpdesk positions, not Sys Admin. Nobody is expecting entry level people who take phone calls to be experts on Virtualization.
But I think degrees are underrated. Not even necessarily saying a bachelors, just something. Most helpdesk jobs I see want at least an AS in something IT related. At the job I work not (as well as my last one) they weren't even interviewing people that didn't at least have an AS in something. It's just an arbitrary way to filter out resumes.
It depends on what kind of entry level help desk job it is.
Most big companies with over 1000 users are running virtualized environment with a mixture of VMWare and/or Hyper-V and Citrix.
Getting your foot in the door and learning those technologies I would start by getting your MCP.
A+ jobs seem to only work for Brick and Mortar places. Outside of that companies do not value A+ and Network+ certs at all.
Dude, we're talking about helpdesk positions, not Sys Admin. Nobody is expecting entry level people who take phone calls to be experts on Virtualization.