Looking for cheap certifications recommendation

yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
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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_CiscoJon_Cisco Member Posts: 1,772 ■■■■■■■■□□
    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. :)
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  • DoubleNNsDoubleNNs Member Posts: 2,015 ■■■■■□□□□□
    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.)
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  • N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    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.
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  • yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
    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.
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  • N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    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.
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  • earweedearweed Member Posts: 5,192 ■■■■■■■■■□
    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 200icon_cool.gif and the 70-685 may be over your head unless you already have quite a bit of experience.
    No longer work in IT. Play around with stuff sometimes still and fix stuff for friends and relatives.
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  • wikigetwikiget Member Posts: 75 ■■□□□□□□□□
    CompTIA - anything+
    "Once upon a time, disks were floppy, administrators were electricians and computers were louder then jets. Then it all got complicated." -Anon

    Life of a Network Security Manager: http://imgur.com/kKvmgjj
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  • NyblizzardNyblizzard Member Posts: 332 ■■■■□□□□□□
    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
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  • Eston21Eston21 Member Posts: 76 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Microsoft is offering 50% off their 98 series vouchers.
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  • Bryan0530Bryan0530 Member Posts: 30 ■■□□□□□□□□
    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.
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  • wikigetwikiget Member Posts: 75 ■■□□□□□□□□
    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.
    "Once upon a time, disks were floppy, administrators were electricians and computers were louder then jets. Then it all got complicated." -Anon

    Life of a Network Security Manager: http://imgur.com/kKvmgjj
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  • ande0255ande0255 Banned Posts: 1,178
    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!
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  • wikigetwikiget Member Posts: 75 ■■□□□□□□□□
    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.
    "Once upon a time, disks were floppy, administrators were electricians and computers were louder then jets. Then it all got complicated." -Anon

    Life of a Network Security Manager: http://imgur.com/kKvmgjj
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  • yzTyzT Member Posts: 365 ■■■□□□□□□□
    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).
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