CompTIA A+ Certification Study-Buddy or Study Group

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:52 pm

What credentials?

Brian Wohlgemuth, MBA, CCDA, former CCNA, HMDM, RSVP, XYZPDQ, TMI.....

Honestly, the best thing to do is get into the industry. I started answering tech support calls at Fort Wayne Internet back in 1995, that was my real baptism by fire...

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:00 pm

Well, $300 for a cert is a lot cheaper than $900 for a class. IPFW offers class credit for A+, Network+ and other certs. I'd rather self study for some of these things than sit through a class. Besides that, there is just the personal desire to test myself. I have always enjoyed taking tests and seeing where my skills were.

deek · Post by **deek** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:04 pm

For $100, I'll print out whatever you want on the certificate:)

Yeah, I agree, get in the industry first, then worry about they rest of the stuff. I started at an Aon Help Desk, when they were on he corner of Hobson and Coliseum...back in 1996-97, I believe. And now that I think about it, it was only part-time. I sacrificed living in the "black" for sticking it out in an industry that I wanted to be in. I worked part time for about 3 month...barely got by on rent and didn't pay any of my college loans or credit cards...which really sucked balls on my credit ratings...