Have you ever started a certification and then bailed?

What certification did you bail on?
Did it effect you, did you feel like you failed or the certification got the best of you?
Did you take some time away or did you go right into another one after you stopped pursuing the certification?
Why did you quit the certification?
Do you regret that you quit on the certification or when you look back was it the right thing to do?

I have bailed on quiet of few. Personally I think it shows immaturity, but there are other reasons that curbed my decision. Changing jobs, finances, family, and good ole fashion burnout.

Anyone experience this?

I started down the Windows 7 road and about 3 weeks in I just shut the book and gave it to another co worker for free. I also bought the CCNA books from Borders 70% off and ended up gifting the set to one of my employees since he was interested in transitioning into a NOC once he got Linux + and his CCNA.

I have a few lined up that I might never get to, but I haven't officially started them so I'll leave those out of my examples.

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chrisone

Studied for the network+ exam and never took it, only because i was persuaded to study and attempt the CCNA.

N2IT

chrisone wrote: »

Studied for the network+ exam and never took it, only because i was persuaded to study and attempt the CCNA.

Looks like that was a pretty solid decision.

traceyke

chrisone wrote: »

Studied for the network+ exam and never took it, only because i was persuaded to study and attempt the CCNA.

Omg I was studying for the Network+ for the longest this year (on and off since March) because I wanted to boost up my resume while job hunting. It was hard to focus on it because I slowly became more interested in the idea of studying for the MCITP 70-685, 70-680 certs. The irony is that once I got my first real full time IT gig as an "Entry Level IT Technician", I lost all motivation to take it AND my boss wants me to start studying and taking the MCITPs

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It's kinda funny because I was literally 88% done with Mike Meyers All-In-One Network+ book too. I don't regret not taking Network+ at all. According to many members on this site (and in the field), the cert is too "entry level" and not as valuable as it used to be. Besides, I was always more interested in studying/taking the MCITPs and it has a significantly higher ROI than the Network+. It's funny how things turn out.