Do I need the CompTIA A+ to work in IT or Cyber Security?

Do I need the CompTIA A+ to work in IT or Cyber Security?

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[mokeydudester]

zero experience, no degree, 27 years old. I believe the A+ really helped me get my first IT job

[EthicalAuteur]

A+ also teaches fundamentals that can be applied at all levels. If someone is coming from zero experience, its def a good course to start there journey in IT. Some people don't have prior knowledge so jumping into Net+ Sec +, would discourage them and leave them even more confused.

[matthewcooper]

This is the same guy who calls the help desk when he can’t fix his computer 😂😂

[DJDummies]

😂 Tell that to Pam in HR. She doesn’t know what A+ is but she knows it’s on her requirements list.

[animationlegostudio]

i have to disagree. Alot of people don't like the A+ because it's "useless". I'm currently in a bootcamp and soon to graduate by the end of 2023 and so far, i have to say if you're going to get into IT, A+ is such a good perquisite for net+ or sec+ or anything. You'll learn the basics of networking, security, and hardware and software. Imagine going into the field as a network technician and not even knowing why your printer can't connect to the network.

[Ciscoguy]

Don’t follow this advice.The jobs I’ve held or applied to, they always ask the same question “Are you A plus certified” you need to be if you are walking through an issue over the phone at helpdesk. The end user is your hands as you aren’t there to fix it at lest from a hardware aspect. Software wise you can always remote into their machine and fix it for them.

[ckshow]

I got my A+ cert this year and it helped me get several job offers one of which I accepted even though I had never held a job in IT. I am also studying for my security plus and some of the information from the A+ has helped as well so is it worthless? Absolutely not! If you do not have the experience and are trying to get into IT any certification can help. If nothing else it can get you used to how the testing process works for the other exams as well. In the IT world the way to make yourself more valuable would be to grab as many certs as you can in my opinion.

[centurion]

Don’t listen to this. Always build a foundation. Fill in holes. Regardless, this is necessary in my opinion as many times I myself and others I’ve seen around me have gone into stuff with small gaps in their knowledge and either failed or achieved a sub-par result as compared to what they could’ve done. I strongly recommend it. Plus, this video forgets to mention that sometimes people will go into IT with no prior work experience in the field but have the certs vs someone who got the A+ because it was so easy and got a help desk position, which gives them more work experience in the field, and they got the job instead of the zero work experience guy. (This is what happened in my case. Keep in mind, I did in fact have the same certs as the other candidate except he didn’t have A+ or any work experience. I had studied and obtained the other certs whilst working at a help desk position) Take my advice for what it is; my personal testimony but realize I’ve also seen other stories throughout my employment that didn’t follow the same path and they didn’t get as far as they hoped. Have an awesome day

[YaqubJolly]

So someone from a different field with Zero knowledge about IT should skip the entry certificate and goes for a level 2 certificate it just doesn’t make sense to me, can’t believe I watched this

[MongiNTSYT]

In my opinion, i believe you cant protect what you dont fully understand. If someone was to ask you to secure a a drive running windows using bitlocker and you dont even know that you need TPM enable to do that....For me i found A+ a good means to fill in so many gaps i honestly never knew about which applied to security still.. dont underestimate foundational knowlege

[MichaelDiaz-foyh]

My a+ got me an interview for my first help desk job. I’m getting masters degree in cyber security and a+ helped me significantly so yes, a+ is definitely worth every penny and time spent to get it

[USMCX]

I agree if you are strictly talking cybersecurity. If you have a degree or experience, I can see skipping A+ and Net+. You talk about foundation and leave out A+, it doesn't add up. Major part of these certs are CE, continuing education. Net+ renews A+, Sec+ renews Net+ etc. If you have A+ it covers job responsibilities, you would learn cyber security doesn't fix hardware.

[daily.trades]

A+ is freakin hard!!!! If you had no experience, like myself, that **** was hard. In fact even the Google IT Pro Cert is hard. You can’t tell ppl there not hard or not worth it when you have plenty of experience in the field.

[danialkamran]

I needed to graduate lol, school paid for it but it was part of tuition. Thank you WGU.

[NoHandle]

I dont agree my friend, this is bad advice.

There are people out there, that are trying to get their foot into a helpdesk position, with no prior education or experience.
How is learning for the A+ then a bad thing?

It litteraly prepares you for a helpdesk position, which will open paths for further development.

Maybe you haven't had to fix any hardware in your jobs, maybe you have a degree, but some people haven't finished school but have the A+ and got their IT job and are fixing hardware.

Soo for who is the A+ recommended/not recommended?

[CodeByRaeYT]

This boy said CompTIEYA, I died...lol

[eddiepinho-it]

What works for you not aways works for everyone else, comptia A+ is a entry level certificate that can help many workers to enter IT field.

[viaoutdoors]

A+ is foundational. It helps to start from the physical layer and work your way up.

[lizardking]

A+ got me my first help desk job with a 20k pay increase. A+ is for people trying to get their foot in the door for IT. It did exactly what it was supposed to do, get my foot in the door. With good pay too.

[exxology]

A+ has helped me tremendously! I thought I wanted to work in programming but realized I liked security & cloud more. It’s an awesome foundational certificate. Took me about 4 months studying part time from basically zero, and gave me the motivation & confidence to keep going!