Should you have the A+ Cert before you get any other certs?

donald7862003

Should you have the A+ Cert before you get any other certs? Will it look weird if i have an MCSE and not A+?

dynamik

Where are you at in your career? If you have solid experience backing you up, I wouldn't think that it would be necessary.

dave0212

Not at all especially if you are already in IT.

A lot of people recommend it as a stepping stone into IT and I agree as I did it and it got me my first IT job. But it is not a requirement and I would recommend doing the Sec+ as an elective as it counts toward MCSE too where as A+ wont unless accompanied by another Comptia exam, I am working on this at the moment

blargoe

Not a requirement at all. If your skills are more A+ though, it probably would be good if you picked that one up.

I had my MCSE 2000 for 3 or 4 years before I bothered with A+. The only reason I bothered at that point was that I was thinking of doing some more independent freelance at night and wanted to put it on my business card.

Mishra

I doubt I will be doing any comptia exams. The only one I would be interested in is CEA-CompTIA DHTI+™ Certification. I think it would be fun to study for.

donald7862003

I am on a helpdesk right now but i also do laptop,desktop,server repair and software assistance freelance so i have experience with hardware. I want to skip the a+ but do not want that decision to affect me negatively when i finally get my MCSE

hetty

I dont think you can be seen negatively without A+. But it still does backup you.