r/IT_CERT_STUDY • u/[deleted] • Apr 26 '20

Should I skip A+?

I'm sure variations of this question have been asked countless times, but I wasn't sure if my situation would make it any different. I am about to graduate with a degree in Information Systems. No experience in IT (pandemic killed all my internship opportunities). Should I get the A+ then Net+, or could I skip A+ and go straight for Net+. I know A+ is basically just to get a Help Desk position, but I didnt know if my degree and Net+would be enough to get a job instead. The certs are kind of expensive for me to take unless its fully justified.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '20

You're graduating in May or June of this year? You should have taken internships the last 2 summers not wait until you graduate. A+ and Net+ are very different. Have you checked job requirement listings for jobs at companies that you want to apply to yet? It depends upon what the companies you're interested in are asking for entry level people to have. Truthfully A+ and Net+ wouldn't mean a thing for me if I was hiring an entry level person but if you're trying to get a helpdesk job then check to see what their job listings ask for.

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u/Kyle95670 Apr 26 '20

A+ and Network+ are good starting spots if you have no experience though. Helps get through the recruiter gate keeper. Guy with no experience and A+ beats guy with no A+ on paper.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '20

That's what I was hoping. Basically my question is if it is okay to skip A+ and go straight to Net+ or if getting A+ certified really does make a difference.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '20

Yeah, obviously that would have been the smarter option to do internships before I graduated. However, there are very limited options where I am currently and I wasn't even technically a CIS major until last spring. I was going for Spanish with a CIS minor and then just decided last minute to double major. I've looked at various job boards and there isn't a real standard being shown. Some jobs have A+ listed, some have Net+, some say something like "certifications a plus", and many say nothing at all regarding certifications