Worth taking Net+

I passed the CCNA exam the other day and was wondering if from yours guys' experience if it is worth taking the Net+ exam? or should I go on to another Cisco cert.?

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ColbyG

The N+ is kind of a step backward if you already have the CCNA. If you have a CCNA it should be assumed that you know N+ material.

cerberos

1number9 wrote: »

I passed the CCNA exam the other day and was wondering if from yours guys' experience if it is worth taking the Net+ exam? or should I go on to another Cisco cert.?

It was suppose to be too useful before even the CCENT... Once you got your CCNA, it doesn't matter, however, it won't hurt if you can buy the Network+ (Syngress or Sybex Book) and read it only... Congratulations and best of luck on your futur studies...

M4verick

If all you have is a CCNA, I'd say go for it just because it'll be an easy one to add to your resume.

Heero

M4verick wrote: »

If all you have is a CCNA, I'd say go for it just because it'll be an easy one to add to your resume.

would probably be better served by going for some other certification

M4verick

Heero wrote: »

would probably be better served by going for some other certification

But that's still an easy one to go for and a real easy way to add a quick one for your resume. Especially if you have an employer that would pay for it anyways. It's not like it would be excessively time consuming either. Think of it as a break even from a serious certification.

mikedisd2

M4verick wrote: »

But that's still an easy one to go for and a real easy way to add a quick one for your resume. Especially if you have an employer that would pay for it anyways. It's not like it would be excessively time consuming either. Think of it as a break even from a serious certification.

It still takes time to cover the exam's criteria; it won't just be a CCNA minus the Cisco bits. Comptia's too expensive for a resume filler as well.

Better to move on, but make sure your Cisco experience is level with any advanced Cisco certs you may do.

ColbyG

M4verick wrote: »

But that's still an easy one to go for and a real easy way to add a quick one for your resume. Especially if you have an employer that would pay for it anyways. It's not like it would be excessively time consuming either. Think of it as a break even from a serious certification.

But it's a waste of time and money if it adds no value.

billscott92787

It is a waste of time and money since you got your CCNA. Go for CCNP or another CCNA track like security, voice, etc..

stlsmoore

Move on to the CCxP tracks or the other CCNA tracks, Network+ is basically a big trivia test with a very broad view of networking. Everything to what a subnet is (not how to subnet) to Appletalk. If I remember correctly the test is $250, you could use that to pass one of the CCNP exams along with buying the study material and be ahead of pack.