CCNA - Is It Worth It? | Jobs, Salary, Study Guide, Training

CCNA, or Cisco Certified Network Associate, is one of the world’s most famous certifications offered by Cisco.

CCNA validates your skills in the areas of network fundamentals, network access, IP connectivity, IP services, computer security, automation, software, and data communication.

Is it a certification worth getting? Watch this episode to find out!

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[Michael-ylrl]

I just passed the CCNA exam this morning...

[joekou]

Nice video. Whoever trying to start learning CCNA should watch this video.

I've been a Systems admin, but never had very good networking skills. I was more of servers and client devices guy. I've done minor routing work, but never setup routers or firewalls from scratch. When I get a CCNA certificate, then I want to be more focused on networking work than server related work. Lots of things can be clouded out, but most companies still needs much work on networking devices.

[jayarmstrong]

I'm already familiar with the CCNA and to me, this is the video every beginner should be watching

[trayjobe]

im a 18 year old computer technician (&) in college for networking/ and fell in love with networking!! and came here for tips to studying and preparing!!

[MosesRms]

plenty of thanx, you realy explained everything someone needs to know, I'm curently preparing for getting my ccna cert, and you gave me a plus push

[atypicaladult]

You know that you are a Techy when you get excited about network concepts😂😁

[GamerCellist]

You actually outlined my general plan almost verbatim, glad to know I'm on the right path

[praveenalluri]

Yes I'm decide to do CCNA certification

[larrymitchell]

I have my CompTIA A+ back in January this year, I'm applying for remote desktop support jobs and also studying for the CCNA for my technical certificate program at the community college.

[mrd]

One of the best channels! Keep going !

[MrNtethelelo]

I’m from South Africa and I’m going to start my CCNA certificate around January 2023

[TerryJulianLive]

People who come to America and get those 100k jobs go straight to CCNA and higher. I dont see them doing anything COMPTIA AT ALL.. yea you are in the comments promoting COMPTIA. Show me a sponsored worker for India, Pakistan or ASIA with a COMPTIA CERT.. you wont find it. Dont push people to COMPTIA.

[DallasFort]

Which is a better combo certification to work from home in IT? 1)CEH W/Splunk 2)CCNA W/CCNP or 3) CySA+ W/CEH

[skwira]

I wish Cisco would combine things with certification and courses. I really think the old CCNP let many people off of the hook forgetting basic things about console and VTY lines, so re-taking the CCNA or taking a course for CCNA or perhaps just in the areas that don't overlap with the CCNP is appropriate. Instead, they have added these CCNA topics into the CCNP certification which I think is a big mistake.

[Ballard_SoDimm]

Thanks for the overview. I look forward to working with cybersecurity

[DVRhm]

I'm looking at making a career change to try and work in data centers. Where would be a good place to start?

[plamencho]

Thank you so much for the great video!
You are awesome, thinking to start don’t know where to start from. Need career change. Lost my business😞

[collinhansen]

The girl said it herself, "The CCNA will not directly lead to any employment offers". You know what will? A nice portfolio project. All that time you would spend with your nose in some dense textbook may as well be spent learning the concepts with a goal in mind that directly correlates to your success in finding a job. Between two job candidates, one with a CCNA and one with a nice looking or at least interesting portfolio that gets a 100% google lighthouse score, the latter will get the job without much consideration.. Do not waste your money on a proprietary certification unless you have that time and money to burn. This goes for any and all certifications. They mean nothing more than a minimal qualification to overgrown corporate machines, and absolutely nothing to everyone else.

[Mauricio-ppic]

I’m looking to get the IT certificate from Google to get the basics of IT down first. Would you recommend going for the CCNA certificate right after? And are there any better alternatives than Google’s IT certificate for people that have no previous knowledge and is it even necessary in your opinion?

[danielbee-nucd]

son, she dropping jewels on us. I bookmarked every link. LEZDUIT!