At what age did you start getting certified?

FluxCapacitor

I got my first cert in February it was Network+ and then I decided to go for A+ and got that a few months later. Oh and I'm 17.

M4verick

My first cert was A+ when I was 20. (A year ago.)

lildeezul

I got my first certification which is the CCNA on july 7th 2008.. And i am 15. sophmore in high school, (will be a junior)

i am currently studying for my security + which i am going to sit my exam sometime around september or so..

then after the security + i will be doing my CCNP.

Afert the BSCI, and BCMSN, i will study for 70-270 exam.. then continue on with the other 2 ccnp tracks.

hopefully in 2 years, before i graduate high school, i would like to have a CCNA, CCNP, Security +, MCP, MCSA (only micsrosoft i will prolly get. i am a cisco guy), and my CCNA Security.

hopefully this will plant me a good job, so i can show off my skills, and get some experience.
i hve been tryin to get internships, but it is hard becuase of my age. so i just decided to rack up on my certs and knowlegde, and hopefully get to get some experience when i graduate.

snadam

My first cert was my MCP at age 23. I just turned 25 a few weeks ago.

I started at my Jr college in CIS in 2003; and easily could have attained some certs along the way. That's what I get for slacking...

IA-Daigakusei

I started out with ITIL Foundation in December of '07 or Jan. of this year at the age of 26. Next, I got my A+ (602) in January. I had tried previously in Sept. of '07 to get Security+, but I had a bad study guide so I failed it. Not by much, but enough to fail.

I took it again a second time in May (failed.. poor study guide, once again.. both times they were outdated) and then finally, I passed early this month on the 5th. My next exam is Net+, then off to CCENT/CCNA or MCSA:2003.

I'm 26, but I wish I had started earlier. I had thought that I would enjoy the field I was in, but I decided later that it wasn't for me. It's NEVER too late to start getting certified. I think it was JDMurray who got his first A+ cert at 40.

Also, I'm finishing my B.S. in Information Assurance. I was in the Navy so I kind of late in finishing it up.

RickQ

I got my first Cert in February of this year at age 31

I passed my A+ 603, then my N+ on 7/10.

I have lost count of the number of times I started studying for my A+ then had to stop because work or life got in the way. When I picked the books back up I was back to square 1 again.

I have been working in IT since around 2000 but I just never got around to getting the certs to backup my knowledge and experience.

Slowhand

dynamik wrote:

Off-topic might have been slightly more appropriate, but it's not like you put it in the Java Dev forum

I think General Certification would have been the right forum for this one.

Let's see, I took A+ when I was 22, then Security+ when I was 23. After that, it's all kind of a blur. I don't count my age in years, so much as "revolutions around the sun left until I die".

Daniel333

2005 I think. I got A+ just for fun.

TechJunky

A+ when I was 16.

candycorn

I got a few MOUS (they're called something else now) certifications when I was 16. (I got the vouchers for free, might as well.) Word & Excel 2000. Haha, that makes me feel old... I got my A+ last year at the ripe age of 19. I just obtained my CIW v5 Foundations. But I'm lucky to have been working in IT since straight out of high school. Living in the Seattle-area has made it easier for me to find IT related jobs. (Insert name of big airplane company) has laid me off twice in a row, so I'm trying to bounce back.

RD28327

Got my A+ in 1998 and I was 35 at the time. Dang I'm old!

CGN_Spec

I started at 19 with A+ and then my CCNA at 21. Since I have fallen in love with Cisco and I plan to have CCNP before I turn 23.

LifelongLearner

pLuhhmm wrote:

I start at 17 with my MCP. I was wondering if thats young or not, and I did see the 14yr old thats net+ certified, when I was 14 I didnt even know about certs @_@

also if any mods see this if its in the wrong thread could you move thx.

LOL you are worried about 14 years olds? (gosh I really feel old now ). I started in IT when I was in my late 20s. Was working as a secretary before and hated it so decided on a career change and it worked out very well

famosbrown

First computer was a Packard Bell as well...anyone remember Dosshell and Prodigy? I didn't even have Windows back then .

Anyway, I got my first cert, which was A+, at age 23, which was right after I graduated college. I started out in software engineering due to my degree (good money), but then I found out what field I enjoyed most. Started over, and still working to surpass the pay level I had out of school ...getting close though.

Cingular

I too started at 17.

Though I have taken my sweet time to do just 2 microsoft exams (70-270 and the 70-290).

I am wanting to get my MCSE out of the way by next april, which is about the time I turn 21.


So yeah, time to knuckle down hey!

kujayhawk93

JDMurray wrote:

I got my first cert, A+, at 40.

(Unless you want to count MIL-STD-454J as an IT certification, which I got at 22.)

Thanks JDMurray, I thought I was going to be the oldest! Got my A+ in 2006 at the age of 38.

Mmartin_47

18 with A+ then took Network+ a week later. Now MCP and almost MCSA after 291. I'm just taking my time, especially for 291 but not too long to the point where I forget my material.