1

Is Network+ worth it now a days?

[poll|u4qmmomAOFKK6766lFOPLg==]

8 Spice ups
2

If you have something else, like a CCNA and higher, no.

If you are just starting out, yeah, better than A+ ¯_(ツ)_/¯

2 Spice ups
3

Like Neally said. If you have something higher no however if all you have is an A+ yes. My current position we require our Help Desk guys to have at least A+ and Net

4

I concur. It depends on your knowledge level and goals. It is where I started.

5

I have an MCP and MCTS

6

There are a few use-cases that I’d say it’s useful (but I’m hard pressed to say that it would ever be necessary). In their defense they’re fairly inexpensive even for an entry level cert. At <£200 in the UK for the exam, and some cheap self study materials it wouldn’t cost much to become certified.

Entry level positions would likely see the largest benefit. The Comptia *+ certificates can be helpful in showing your interest in a topic, though from a technical standpoint there is very little that isn’t normally covered in your bog standard university course. I

1 Spice up
7

What’s a good certs that I can take to get my networking skills better? I’m better in the server side but I want to get more network fundamentals down

8

Years ago, my boss enrolled me in Network+ because we had money in the budget for training that needed to be used. He didn’t bother to check with me regarding what training I would like or need.

Needless to say, I sat through a week long course, with the instructor asking me repeatedly, “Why are you here?”

I was bored to tears.

Anyway, to answer your question; yes, if you don’t have anything yet, it’s worth taking.

9

Reading posts on this forum, Comptia exams, such as the Net+, A+ and SEC+ are respected in the States a lot more then in UK.
I’m most certainly not saying they’re not worth doing, an achievement is an achievement and well done.
That said, the only people I know who have them here in the UK are people leaving the military and they are quite low cost and often included in resettlement packages.
I regard (and many of my peers also do) the CCNA as the network standard minimum exam.

10

If you have higher certs then no not worth it. If you have no certs then yes it is worth it. It would depend on your situation.

11

Network+ is like 4.0GPA in highschool. At least that is what it feels like to me. It helps you one foot into the door, but that is it. CCNA is kind of like associate degree with more perks and shinier resume.

All these certifications do are simply proves that you know your material. But surviving in the field required more than that. Get your hand dirty. Go for volunteer works or interns. intentionally break something at home and try to fix it within moderate time frame.

If you have zero experience and zero certification… and you are okay with starting low then go for it! It’s cheap and easy. if you want to jump into warzone then go for higher certs. Try to go for some VM certs (often time useless) as it may appeals to some hiring managers.

EDIT: I guess it all come to what kind of work you are applying for. System Admin… then yes Network+ helps. Data Center tech… meh not so much.

12

CCNA or JNCIA

13

It has some really good fundamentals. If you’re very new to networking, it’s a good place to start. From there, you’d pursuit something like the CCNA. Not much past that unless you were a network engineer. I know our engineers & architect are required to pass the CCNP.

14

I want to get stronger with submerging, dns and dhcp. Also I’m doing mcsa and they have a networking part which I think I’m not that ready for