How old are you/how many certs do you have?

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  • undomielundomiel Member Posts: 2,818
    I'm 30 and I have ...

    A+
    Security+
    MCP
    MCSA
    MCSE

    So that makes 5 for now.
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  • jbaellojbaello Member Posts: 1,191 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Cert is the way to go in the US cause college is just not a rights for everyone.

    I'm 29 and only got 7 I finished my BSCS at age 22 and that's equals to 50 certs haha :P
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  • TechJunkyTechJunky Member Posts: 881
    I am 25 and I have 7 recognized certs and 7 vendor specific certifications.
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  • AldurAldur Member Posts: 1,460
    28 and 5 certs, but my last 2 were biggies :D
    "Bribe is such an ugly word. I prefer extortion. The X makes it sound cool."

    -Bender
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  • empc4000xlempc4000xl Member Posts: 322
    27 with 2 working on a 3rd and 4th currently. I dont ' think it really matters. We have people with people with plenty of certs, but no job skills. Correct balance wins the day. Skills, Certs, determination to solve problems and a few pounds of people skills.
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  • JDMurrayJDMurray Admin Posts: 13,089 Admin
    I have one of the worst age-to-certs ratios on TE, so I decline to state.

    Does the CISSP count as five certs? It should...
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  • jbaellojbaello Member Posts: 1,191 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Yes you can count that as 5 certs, I give you the go ahead :P

    CCIE is counted as 10 lol...
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  • stupidboystupidboy Member Posts: 470
    28 those below plus a small coppice worth of vendor specific
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  • JDMurrayJDMurray Admin Posts: 13,089 Admin
    jbaello wrote:
    CCIE is counted as 10 lol...
    Agreed. bowing.gif
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  • jmanrtajmanrta Member Posts: 66 ■■□□□□□□□□
    25 and 0 icon_sad.gif

    However I am on my 5th IT gig since college if that counts for anything icon_cool.gif I graduated when I was 23
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  • rdix2501rdix2501 Member Posts: 36 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I'm 26 and I just got my 3rd certification today. I passed 70-620 today and I already have 70-290 booked for Dec 29th. My goal is to be MCSA or MCSA: Security by the Summer 2009. I will then sit for CISSP hopefully by the end of 2009 even thought I don't have enough experience for CISSP at the moment.
    B.S. Management Information Systems
    MCSA: Security W.I.P.
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  • cblm123cblm123 Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I guess I am one of the old guys...age 40 with 5 certs....
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  • JDMurrayJDMurray Admin Posts: 13,089 Admin
    cblm123 wrote:
    I guess I am one of the old guys...age 40 with 5 certs....
    40? I remember 40. I think I still had hair at 40. icon_scratch.gif
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  • wat08wat08 Member Posts: 128
    I once heard a 40 year old discuss some concept known as "polaroid film". Apparently, you'd take a picture with a camera and the photograph would be dispensed almost instantaneously.
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  • wat08wat08 Member Posts: 128
    ...and yes, the CISSP gives you unlimited hit points.
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  • jovan88jovan88 Member Posts: 393
    20 with 2 if you count ccent
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  • Daniel333Daniel333 Member Posts: 2,077 ■■■■■■□□□□
    28... see sidebar.

    Hoping to snag the MCSE by March.
    -Daniel
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  • jamesleecolemanjamesleecoleman Member Posts: 1,899 ■■■■■□□□□□
    21 and I don't have any..........
    Booya!!
    WIP : | CISSP [2018] | CISA [2018] | CAPM [2018] | eCPPT [2018] | CRISC [2019] | TORFL (TRKI) B1 | Learning: | Russian | Farsi |
    *****You can fail a test a bunch of times but what matters is that if you fail to give up or not*****
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  • UnixGuyUnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,570 Mod
    23 with degree and 3 official certs:

    1. CCNA
    2. SCSA Solaris 10
    3. SCNA Solaris 10


    And a lot of Sun internal certs, product specific certs.
    Certs: GSTRT, GPEN, GCFA, CISM, CRISC, RHCE

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  • mgeorgemgeorge Member Posts: 774 ■■■□□□□□□□
    At the time of this posting, 22 and 17 certs icon_rolleyes.gif

    I don't consider the CCIE Written a cert but the next cert to add to my wall is CCIE R&S.

    Feel free to check out my personal ccie blog website listed in my signature, updated daily.
    There is no place like 127.0.0.1
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  • the_Grinchthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■
    23 with 2 certs....BS in December....hopefully CISSP by age 28!
    WIP:
    PHP
    Kotlin
    Intro to Discrete Math
    Programming Languages
    Work stuff
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  • ChronusMaximusChronusMaximus Member Posts: 54 ■■□□□□□□□□
    23 with 1 cert, if you count MCP, and my Associates degree.

    Working on my Bachelors in Computer Information Systems and A+ Cert.

    Current goal is to pick up a couple certs on my way to a Masters and CISSP! icon_cool.gif
    WIP: CCNA
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  • lildeezullildeezul Member Posts: 404
    im a young age... and have two.

    CCNA + Security +

    i also passed the BSCI exam for the CCNP course, working on BCMSN
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  • IT ManIT Man Member Posts: 159
    27 yrs old w/ 6 certs
    Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll still land among the stars. - Les Brown
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  • neathneathneathneathneathneath Member Posts: 438
    over twice most of your ages but was a late starter in the Microsoft Exam field.

    All certs obtained in 2008 to date.

    Studying for "The Beast" at present to wrap up the MCSA :)
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  • TravR1TravR1 Member Posts: 332
    25 and 1 cert.

    Wouldn't worry, it's not all certs. It's knowledge/experience, who you know, personality, and hard work. Certs only might get you an interview. There's a point in the career where certs are going to start not mattering as much. Then your reputation, connections, and experience are what is looked at.
    Austin Community College, certificate of completion: C++ Programming.
    Sophomore - Computer Science, Mathematics
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  • malcyboodmalcybood Member Posts: 900 ■■■□□□□□□□
    27 and have 6 IT professional certs and got my first when I was 25.

    BSc degree too if that counts
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  • kctxaukctxau Member Posts: 130
    Uhhhrrrggg, these topics really make me wonder what/why I am pursuing certs. My daughter is older than 98% of the posters here. Ehh, I don't care, I'll be telling the doctors "doc, I can't kick off now! my mcse exam is scheduled for next month! and its unrefundable doc!".
    Hav'n a heck of alot 'o fun though.
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  • steve_fsteve_f Member Posts: 97 ■■□□□□□□□□
    29 with 3. MCP, MCDST, MCSA.

    Soon Security+ I hope
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  • snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    25; 4 certs; hopefully 6-7 by years end.. :D
    **** ARE FOR CHUMPS! Don't be a chump! Validate your material with certguard.com search engine

    :study: Current 2015 Goals: JNCIP-SEC JNCIS-ENT CCNA-Security
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