Re: [TCLUG:16577] A+ Certification

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

several years ago, I took an A+ pre-test as a job skills test for a place,
I agree, the test is very basic, and even inacurate, and opinionated at
times.  supposedly they have updated the test since I took it (god i hope
so) but I still wouldn't trust anyone who's only claim to fame was A+
certification.. when I look at qualifications, I don't bother looking at
certs, they just don't meen anything to me.

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, kyle matteson wrote:

> my last employer in Montana paid for me to take the test ($250 bucks for
> both i believe). i worked for a medium sized OEM builder and parts store. i
> studied for the test for about a week (i have only been working w/ pc's
> since jan 97), and i think i wasted about 5 days out of that studying,
> because the test was so incredibley simple. they give you 2 hours for 2
> tests, and i finished both in 45 minutes, missed 2 on each test (stupid
> laser printer questions).
> 
> anyway, its a very good test of your knowledge, and i personally feel that i
> would never let a technician (at these mom & pop places) w/o an A+
> certification work on own machine. and like callum said, it looks really
> good on a resume. don't waste your money taking a course tho. they are
> designed for people who aren't THAT computer literate, as well as costing
> like 1500 bucks, and taking about a month. you could honestly spend about 3
> hours studying, and take the test and have no problems.
> 
> as far as where to take it, look for any Sylvan Prometric testing center,
> i'm sure there are tons around the twin cities (tech schools, etc.). go to
> www.comptia.com for more information about it.
> 
> kyle
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Kochie" <ben@nerp.net>
> To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:16577] A+ Certification
> 
> 
> > eek.. A+ Cert? why bother?
> > I dunno, I have been working on systems for 6 years without getting a
> > single cert.  I turned down a job because they wanted me to be A+
> >
> > Thank You,
> >         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
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> >  "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."
> >
> > On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> >
> > > Where's a good place to get A+ certification around here for minimal
> > > cost/time? I've gone over braindumps.com and cramsession.com and I could
> > > get it easily...
> > >
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