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1 minute ago, MrHoot2000 said:

About a week ago, I got my A+ certification. However, I am 16. Is that impressive?CompTIA A+ ce certificate.pdf

form what i can tell on the internet it seems pretty impressive so congrats ig

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Also I'm 14 so please just confirm anything I say with someone more experienced

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It's great to get started early, congratulations.

 

Be careful though, using the code in the bottom left, you can check through CompTIA's verify link and it shows your full name.

 

EDIT: You can also copy paste the text under where you've gone over in black for both the name and candidate ID, so may want to remove the link to the PDF

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24 minutes ago, MrHoot2000 said:

About a week ago, I got my A+ certification. However, I am 16. Is that impressive?CompTIA A+ ce certificate.pdf

Uhm I guess?  Not sure the average age of an A+ Certified person.

 

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27 minutes ago, MrHoot2000 said:

About a week ago, I got my A+ certification. However, I am 16. Is that impressive?CompTIA A+ ce certificate.pdf

Not really.  But it is a start and it certainly isn't common that people that young get it, but it isn't a very challenging program.  You read a book or took a course and passed a test.

What are you going to do with it?  Learning and applying skills is what is really impressive, not getting a good mark on a simple test.

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8 hours ago, MrHoot2000 said:

About a week ago, I got my A+ certification. However, I am 16. Is that impressive?

 

No its not. I got it a long time ago just for fun and I don't even do IT. The questions were pretty random and the books I read didn't help at all so I just relied on my own knowledge.

 

Its one of those tests made just to make money. Its not a very good indication of IT knowledge and I doubt any good jobs even care about it.

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On 5/8/2023 at 10:14 AM, ToboRobot said:

What are you going to do with it?  Learning and applying skills is what is really impressive, not getting a good mark on a simple test.

Nowhere near me will hire a 16-year-old for IT work, so I plan to earn some money working at Best Buy or the like when I go to college. 

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It's a good start. 
As far as certifications go, it's not a very impressive certification, it's more of a pulse check. 

BUT most 16 year olds don't have any certs. 

If you play this right, it can help you get SOME sort of technical job and you can progressively jump up the ranks. It's a great way to gain early momentum. 

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5 minutes ago, MrHoot2000 said:

Nowhere near me will hire a 16-year-old for IT work, so I plan to earn some money working at Best Buy or the like when I go to college. 

So why do it, if it isn't going to get you a job?  Or the jobs you could get such as working at Best Buy without it?

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Best Buy (Geek Squad) or the Apple store are solid places to start out since you'd have the chance to do "tech support stuff" people know what those places are and it's an easy enough story to sell when trying to get the job after. You also end up being paid to learn stuff on the job. 

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Just now, MrHoot2000 said:

I'm doing it because I am taking a Computer Tech elective at school, and they pay for your exam. 

If they pay for them, definitely do as many as you can while you have that available.

 

While the A+ isn't the most useful, it will definitely give you an edge over most people your age, or when applying for your first proper job in the IT industry.

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3 minutes ago, MrHoot2000 said:

That's what I thought. Going to go for Network+ next year. 

If you're up for it, I'd recommend trying for CCNA rather than Network+. You'll learn the same things as in Network+, as well as Cisco specific CLI, but in terms of job prospects, CCNA is much more desireable. I've never seen a job listing mention Network+, but loads mention or outright require CCNA.

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