Computer related certifications

[dangermoose]

I'm currently studying for a CCNA exam. I'm pretty much a beginner in the networking field and currently I'm just sticking with the study guide book I have, I'll try it with that and if I fail I'll probably pay for some courses..although I'm doing rather well with the Cisco way of thinking, for now

I'd recommend getting into Cisco stuff to anyone looking for certificates that really matter..it payed off well for a few of my friends.

You're better off learning it through the books. Back in 2000 my then housemate locked himself in his room for six months to prepare for the exams. Accelerated learning courses are expensive and only teach you to pass the exam.

[Skip_Skovhugger]

I'd recommend going for CCNA/CCNP (remember CCNA is worth f*** all today) and MCSA/MCSE certifications.
If you'd like something that is generally accepted, and from someone other than the proprietary company's.
Then you should go for some CompTIA certifications, mainly A+ (mandatory), Server+ and Network+.

[RainWind]

You're better off learning it through the books. Back in 2000 my then housemate locked himself in his room for six months to prepare for the exams. Accelerated learning courses are expensive and only teach you to pass the exam.

I took mine back in 2000 when I was in high school. I don't recall it being very hard. I passed with something around an 86%.

Transcender was the test stuff I used to study.

[dangermoose]

I took mine back in 2000 when I was in high school. I don't recall it being very hard. I passed with something around an 86%.

Transcender was the test stuff I used to study.

To be honest, I can't even remember which cisco exams he was taking. We worked at BskyB at the time and he was already a senior networking engineer at the time...don't know if that gives any clues?

[RainWind]

To be honest, I can't even remember which cisco exams he was taking. We worked at BskyB at the time and he was already a senior networking engineer at the time...don't know if that gives any clues?

CCNP I would hope then. CCNA is like the noobs beginner exam. It's not bad, but it wasn't hard, and it never got me anything. In fact, it once got me turned down for a really nice job. They wanted someone exactly like me but without that kind of training because they wanted someone they could teach to do things their way. I just gave them a weird look and left. When non-IT people want things done their way it's usually a bad thing.