Is 220-604 a good route when it comes to job availability?

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As I am mainly interested in hardware and I could spend all day fiddling with my PC, building others and digging through piles of parts, I am thinking about taking that exam after 220-601.

The thing I am worried about is if it is not too narrow when it comes to jobs that may be available for me. Would it be wiser to get 220-602 and be able to fit in more job requirements?

 

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All of the exams have a bit of overlap but remember nothing will gaurantee you a job.That being said most people take the 220-602 after the essential exam

 

I know there are no guarantees in this harsh situation we are living in now. What I am curious about is if anyone on this forum that took 220-604 found it that getting a job after getting qualified mainly on hardware related information, was any harder. And the other way, if I'd go with 602, will this stop me from getting a depot technician job due to lack of hardware knowledge?

I am not sure which way to go. 604 is what I'd like more but 602 might be wiser to choose.

 

Like I said the exams have overlaps between them so if you study the whole A+ then you should be able to do any of the exams. Employers won't know wether you did the 602,603 or 604 all they care about is that you have the A+ certification so do which exams you want.

 

Oh. This is something I didn't think about. I thought the certificate states which area have you covered at the exam.

Thanks for that info, made my decision a lot easier to make

 

Really?
My cert says I'm a certified IT Technician, the publish credentials part of my comptia account not only says I'm an IT Technician but specifies the 220-602.

 

Yes your certificate may say that but how many employers do you think say I want to see your certificate to prove what you did? not many.

The only time I have ever been asked to produce proof of qualifications was when I went to university, no employer has ever asked me to prove them. They have ways of finding out anyway.

 

I see the OP got hold of the wrong end of the stick there as well.
The confusion is cleared up so job done.