Well it’s the end of the year and I must say that I feel glad to have my A+, NET+ and SEC+ before the December 31, 2010 deadline. I am now certified for life and do not have to worry about taking CE or paying $75 renewal fees for entry level Certifications. I would have gotten them out of the way sooner, but I have been paying out most of my income to reduce some of my bills. Starting 1/1/2011, I will be able to save $1000 a month! Hows that for a new years resolution??!!
Anyway my over all impression of CompTIA exams is thus:
“I think they are vague and uninteresting.”
I ‘m not trying to be negative I just had a higher expectation for these “Vendor neutral” tests because in my “Vendor Specific” Cisco exams I actually had to know how stuff works and how to make them work when they are broken. If I had never even touched a router or a switch and read up for/passed the Net+, I am sure I could tell you all sorts of poetry on networking technologies, but if you asked me to set something up for your network I would be clueless!! Because in CompTIA you don’t need to do anything more than answer A, B, C, or D, That’s all. Nothing mega-wrong with that, but it’s not real world.
With all that out of the way I can now say that I am pleased to have obtained these certs and would recommend them to ANYONE who wishes to start out in I.T. (But only as a start!) I feel relieved to have gotten them in such a short amount of time.
Well I anticipate all sorts of excitement in 2011, so happy new year and happy arbitrary American holiday! (A+ for Halloween, NET+ for Thanksgiving & SEC+ for Christmas.)
