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

ThePistonDoctor

Just trying to see where I fit in with the competition

I'm 23 and have two

lol

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undomiel

I'm 30 and I have ...

A+
Security+
MCP
MCSA
MCSE

So that makes 5 for now.

jbaello

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

TechJunky

I am 25 and I have 7 recognized certs and 7 vendor specific certifications.

Aldur

28 and 5 certs, but my last 2 were biggies

empc4000xl

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.

JDMurray

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...

jbaello

Yes you can count that as 5 certs, I give you the go ahead :P

CCIE is counted as 10 lol...

stupidboy

28 those below plus a small coppice worth of vendor specific

JDMurray

jbaello wrote:

CCIE is counted as 10 lol...

Agreed.

jmanrta

25 and 0

However I am on my 5th IT gig since college if that counts for anything

I graduated when I was 23

rdix2501

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.

cblm123

I guess I am one of the old guys...age 40 with 5 certs....

JDMurray

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.

wat08

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.

wat08

...and yes, the CISSP gives you unlimited hit points.

jovan88

20 with 2 if you count ccent

Daniel333

28... see sidebar.

Hoping to snag the MCSE by March.

jamesleecoleman

21 and I don't have any..........

UnixGuy

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.

mgeorge

At the time of this posting, 22 and 17 certs

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.

the_Grinch

23 with 2 certs....BS in December....hopefully CISSP by age 28!

ChronusMaximus

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!

lildeezul

im a young age... and have two.

CCNA + Security +

i also passed the BSCI exam for the CCNP course, working on BCMSN

IT Man

27 yrs old w/ 6 certs

neathneathneath

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

TravR1

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.

malcybood

27 and have 6 IT professional certs and got my first when I was 25.

BSc degree too if that counts

kctxau

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.

steve_f

29 with 3. MCP, MCDST, MCSA.

Soon Security+ I hope

snadam

25; 4 certs; hopefully 6-7 by years end..