TOP LIST OF THE MOST USELESS IT CERTS??

In today's video we are going to talk about the most useless IT certifications. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the certifications we put together in this video. If you're trying to break into the IT field we're gonna find out if one of these certifications can be useful to you.

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I was in IT for 15 years and want to get back into it. The last year I have taken A+, Network+, Security+ and CCNA to fill in the gaps with my knowledge. Glad I did. Study to learn, not just to pass the cert.

[july]

I'm starting from scratch with the A+, I don't care what anyone says .

[Wiseman__]

What's wild is that if you get the trifecta, A+, Net+, & Sec+, you're only qualified for a help desk job... like what?
- A+ says you should have 9-12 months of experience
Net+ says you should "CompTIA A+ Certification and a minimum of 9 to 12 months of hands-on experience working in a junior network administrator/network support technician job role"
- Sec+ says you should have "CompTIA Network+ and two years of experience in IT administration with a security focus"

Having all three is having the knowledge of someone with 4 years of in the field experience. Yet you'll only get a helpdesk job. Let's also not forget the $1200+ dollars for taking the exams and the extra cost of study material... should be able to get a better position, not sys admin, of course, but certainly better than helpdesk

[RagingGuppy]

Well this is a misleading video title. Saying that its the TOP LIST OF THE MOST USELESS IT CERTS. and then you don't provide a list of useless certs. This title is nothing but clickbait.

[MrDarman]

I got ITF+ as a confirmation that I actually understood the materials (I was originally studying A+ and it was way over my head). Once I passed ITF+ I felt I was ready for A+. That was during the Summer of 2020. Fast Forward to today and I now have my A+ (achieved in 2021) and Net+ (achieved yesterday).

[Tylerbolen]

I have earned 7 certs. 3 comptia certs, lpi Linux and 3 microsoft mta certs.
For me, comptia A+ was the most beneficial in landing my first job. The lpi Linux got me a raise along with the MTA certs. Plus I gained great knowledge studying for them. I advise anyone to get the A+, get in the field and then study additional certs at you work. Combining that book knowledge with experience makes it so much better. I started out as a pc repair tech. Now I work from home remoting into Linux systems at doctor offices all day and I love it.

[aweayoola]

You did a beautiful thing here. Since start of my career... The A+ cert and the soft skills and interpersonal comm skills has earned me so much more than my CCNA certification.

[JoseFuentes-fndl]

I agree with this video 100%. I earned my Comptia trifecta a few years ago. They have helped me tremendously. Don't forget they are a launchpad to the more specific certs that you want to focus on. You have to start somewhere. Also I think the learning opportunity outweighs just earning the paper that shows you passed a test. Enjoy the learning. There is much to learn from the "fundamental" certs.

[gambleonit]

As someone who is brand new to IT and trying to figure out my path, I was relieved to hear the content of this video. I understand that some certs are better than others but I just want to build a base and I think some basic certs will help me decide what path to take. Thanks for the video!

[horcruxes]

I just got a tier 1 job that required an A+... without actually having an A+ certification. What I *do* have is years of customer service experience, a semester of volunteer IT work for a professor's run-down computer lab, and an in-progress virtual home lab. I didn't match their requirements exactly, but I tailored my resume to reflect that I could perform the job duties anyway. I do get discouraged seeing higher level roles require a B.S. in IT (sometimes an M.S.) & 5+ certs (some of which aren't offered anymore) but I've learned that you should just apply anyway if you feel you're a fit for the job, even if you dont have those 5 specific certs. I think people should go for the certification that best fits the path they're on. At the very least, it's resume material.

[YukuuS]

Not gonna lie, when I first started my IT career 7 years ago, I didn't think much of the fundamental IT certifications (A+, Azure Fundamentals, , etc) until I took a pivot into software development. The program I'm currently in required the MTA 98-361 to be enrolled and that certification changed my mind and I respect those aiming for the basic certs. Now I'm studying for the fundamental certs for ML/AI. Great video!

[Jlouis]

I took the ITF to see if I had the knowledge, I passed it then that gave me the confidence to take and pass the A+. It’s all about the person trying to learn and get better.

[yellowspace]

I'm in the process of a career change into IT at the the age of 50 from spending 30 years in retail and hospitality. It's a bit scary but also exciting what my new career will be like, I have zero experience at the moment. Like you said, there is value in basic certs, there's value in learning and everyone has to start at the start at some point in there life. So thank you for the reassurance.

[signinups]

Thank you for making this video. So many people forgot the value of having value through these certifications. Be successful people. Get that knowledge!

[milesbrenton]

My guy! Your videos look so good! I started watching your vids a little over the year ago and the content has ALWAYS been top notch, but now the quality of video and audio matches the quality of the information. Congrats bro!

[spcfsi]

I love this vid. I despise anyone who goes on saying that certs are useless. Granted many may be overpriced but that's where we need to research the course content and job market etc. But you always learn something new at some point. Great points here sir. 👏👏👏👏

[Deletistjerk]

Best advice I can give...

Jump straight into Sec+. It maybe harder but it'll open up doors for government and related contractor employment. Have the company pay for higher certs, move onto bigger things like AWS, Azure, RHEL, CCNA, CISSP, etc.

[DomsTechChat]

Had us in the first half not going to lie lolol but great video and so important for people getting into IT to understand that there are no “useless” certs just certain ones may be more in demand

[gabrielcabrera]

Lol everyone mad because he’s got A+ in the bin. But I think it’s just for thumbnail. Harmless clickbait

[emperiodigital]

Great stuff, love the video presence and production quality. Subscribing! I have found that a lot of these certs are only valuable when the business owner has them. Same thing with college degrees, I went down the degree path but if you go for certs to get into a job be sure the jobs in the area value it.