Looking for cheap certifications recommendation

I'm looking for a certification with a price around $150 which helps me to land an entry level job, any position.

I thought about ITIL but also Microsoft's certifications come to mind. However, I don't know whether a single certification of Microsoft worth, or by contrast, I have to got the whole set (e.g. 70-410, 70-411, 70-412).

I'm not interested in CompTIA's certifications, got Security+ already.

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Jon_Cisco

Any certification will help someone land a job. You need to have some goal to have any shot at getting good feedback.

Since my interests are in networking I would think CCENT is perfect for me if I was you.

DoubleNNs

If you don't have an entry-level IT job already, the MCTS Win 7 might be an awesome fit.
The CCENT is nice, but I don't think HR/Managers really know it exists, so you'll have a tough time trying to explain how the certification makes you valuable. (I know this from 1st hand experience, as I haven't completed my CCNA yet.)

N2IT

My money is on MS. Even one certification can look good. MCTS Windows 7 is a great certification, it's far beyond basics and let's be honest for entry level jobs having Windows 7 on a resume would never hurt. And it cost 150, not bad.

yzT

Jon_Cisco wrote: »

Any certification will help someone land a job. You need to have some goal to have any shot at getting good feedback.

Since my interests are in networking I would think CCENT is perfect for me if I was you.

I have my goals, but right now, I'm interested in any position, be it desktop support, network support, server support, helpdesk... whatever but software developer. When I reach the year of experience, then I'll look for more specific positions.

I was looking at the MCTS Windows 7 (680) but.. isn't it too basic? Wouldn't be better to get the 685? Also, getting only the 70-411 (server 2012 administration) has some value?

If I could, I would take the CCNA but I haven't the funds. And to do an exam in Pearson, I got to add up another $100 due to travelling expenses. I don't have such problem with Prometric, though.

N2IT

From what I have seen on the Windows 7 forum it gives a lot of entry levels folks a tough time. It's far beyond the basics, you deploy images and even touch some of the server side technology (I believe). I think it is high scalable and worth the 150. Windows 7 is everywhere.

earweed

The 70-680 is a well respected cert from what I have seen. For entry level it would probably be better than the 2012 cert as most businesses haven't shifted yet (a lot haven't even shifted to 200

and the 70-685 may be over your head unless you already have quite a bit of experience.

wikiget

CompTIA - anything+

Nyblizzard

Don't know how many people know about IT Exam Vouchers - Discount Certification Exam Test Vouchers .... but I purchased a voucher and took 70-685 last May before the 2nd shot promo ended and it came out to $75.

The catch being the vouchers have an expiration date so keep this in mind and it'll really be worth it the closer you wait until this deadline

Eston21

Microsoft is offering 50% off their 98 series vouchers.

Bryan0530

wikiget wrote: »

CompTIA - anything+

I agree, for entry level. Nothing beats experience though... I started in a nonpaid IT job that I would go to after my full time job. I had A+ and would apply but I woudlnt get anything, once the two month experience was on my resume I landed my job in my first interview.... luck? I dont think so.

wikiget

Bryan0530 wrote: »

I agree, for entry level. Nothing beats experience though... I started in a nonpaid IT job that I would go to after my full time job. I had A+ and would apply but I woudlnt get anything, once the two month experience was on my resume I landed my job in my first interview.... luck? I dont think so.

I enlisted after a year of college. Experience with computers, guns and electronics all on a rolling deck. So I got to skip the internship. Well, more like an odd alternative to internship. It comes with a government clearance though.

ande0255

Courtesy of the the thread in the Virtualization Forum, you can sign up for a free exam voucher for the Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization exam administered by Prometric here: Microsoft Hyper-V | Take Your Virtualization Skills to the Next Level

Just need to sign up and go through the steps until you pick a location / date for the exam.

On a side note, wikiget, your avatar is the best I have seen on this site - kudos to you!

wikiget

ande0255 wrote: »

On a side note, wikiget, your avatar is the best I have seen on this site - kudos to you!

10 years in the field and I still have to give administrators the not going to happen look. Could be worse, our networking guys are asked to perform magic every couple of months.

yzT

ande0255 wrote: »

Courtesy of the the thread in the Virtualization Forum, you can sign up for a free exam voucher for the Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization exam administered by Prometric here: Microsoft Hyper-V | Take Your Virtualization Skills to the Next Level

Just need to sign up and go through the steps until you pick a location / date for the exam.

On a side note, wikiget, your avatar is the best I have seen on this site - kudos to you!

Got the voucher! Will try to get the cert as soon as possible (never worked with Hyper-V, just VirtualBox).