still studying CCNA Looking at A+

mitchellislearning

Hey all, i am still hitting the Odem books hard for CCNA but im interested in A+. I took an A+ course in 04 or 05 when in HS but never followed thru, i thought smokin pot was more important LOL (ah the joys of having no cares). But i am considering it now to be more rounded. I am good with hardware, tho i cant tell u IRQ's or any of the "facts" i can just fix it. 1st question: is A+ worht anything? Question 2: Will it hurt me to work on both at once? and if you have any answers to questions i cant think to ask those would be appreciated.

Blang008

I would concentrate on CCNA first and then after that maybe look at A+. It is an entry level exam, but I've noticed that a lot of people ask for it.

Plazma

CCNA is FAR more valuable than the A+ .. the A+ is good.. and generally you get the A+ first, then move on to the CCNA.

nicklauscombs

If you're looking for an entry level job and have no experience A+ will help you get your foot in the door and most employers will want you to have it

LarryDaMan

Plazma wrote:

CCNA is FAR more valuable than the A+ .. the A+ is good.. and generally you get the A+ first, then move on to the CCNA.

You'd be suprised, I'm coming from a managerial standpoint, but a lot of HR people and stiff suit types are much more familiar with A+. CompTIA markets the A+ pretty well. Of course, any job that is networking related... CCNA all the way. Just from a general recognition standpoint, don't underestimate A+.

Plazma

larrydaman wrote:

Plazma wrote:

CCNA is FAR more valuable than the A+ .. the A+ is good.. and generally you get the A+ first, then move on to the CCNA.

You'd be suprised, I'm coming from a managerial standpoint, but a lot of HR people and stiff suit types are much more familiar with A+. CompTIA markets the A+ pretty well. Of course, any job that is networking related... CCNA all the way. Just from a general recognition standpoint, don't underestimate A+.

Not taking away from the A+.. i have it to.. but if you want to get higher level .. intermediate jobs.. the A+ is often over looked.. but for entry stuff it does help a lot (it helped me at least).

Cisco pimps out the CCNA pretty hard these days.. look at the 3 new CCNA certs you can get

dynamik

It depends on his goals and interests. They're very different in terms of content. I don't think there's any questions that the CCNA is the more prestigious of the two; it just may not be where is interests lie.