Ice_MF_Mike
Pro
look yall. No cert is worthless and no cert is guaranteed to get you a job. If you want to know what cert YOU should get, that really depends on you(also your job market, experience, resume, etc). I could tell you to get a CISSP or a CCIE but if you have no experience and the entry level jobs you want ask for A+ then which is more valuable to you? That A+ is.
You have to figure out which cert is most valuable for you. And to do that you need to look at the jobs in your area that you are trying to get. If they ask for A+ and you dont have one? Get the A+. If you have a little experience and the jobs dont ask for it, then its not worth much for YOU. But for others it may be. Once a market gets saturated, hiring managers need a way to filter the resumes to a reasonable number. So if adding cert requirements will accomplish that, they will do it. Thats why some areas might ask for mad certs and others may not for the same role.
Also, there is no set series of certs that will guarantee success. Certs are basically just a tool to get you through HR/recruiters filtering processes and into an interview. Thats it. But that doesnt mean they are bad. If it can help you get an interview then that is great. And they really do help in that area.
So to progress your career, you need to keep your options open, and learn as much as you can to open as many doors as possible. If that means getting a degree, then do it. If it means getting a bunch of certs do that. If it means building a home lab and studying on your own, do that too. But whatever you do, get used to having to solve problems if you want to be in IT. And the most important problem to solve is your career path!
Good luck brehs
You have to figure out which cert is most valuable for you. And to do that you need to look at the jobs in your area that you are trying to get. If they ask for A+ and you dont have one? Get the A+. If you have a little experience and the jobs dont ask for it, then its not worth much for YOU. But for others it may be. Once a market gets saturated, hiring managers need a way to filter the resumes to a reasonable number. So if adding cert requirements will accomplish that, they will do it. Thats why some areas might ask for mad certs and others may not for the same role.
Also, there is no set series of certs that will guarantee success. Certs are basically just a tool to get you through HR/recruiters filtering processes and into an interview. Thats it. But that doesnt mean they are bad. If it can help you get an interview then that is great. And they really do help in that area.
So to progress your career, you need to keep your options open, and learn as much as you can to open as many doors as possible. If that means getting a degree, then do it. If it means getting a bunch of certs do that. If it means building a home lab and studying on your own, do that too. But whatever you do, get used to having to solve problems if you want to be in IT. And the most important problem to solve is your career path!
Good luck brehs
