Is An A+ Right For Me?

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Hi All,

First post in here and was looking for an indication as to whether the A+ is right for me.

Here's my low-down - Graduated Uni in 2001 with 2:1 in Computing. Worked for a large company doing a Windows 95 -> 2000 rollout for about 4 months. Moved onto supporting and managing a database, plus other admin tasks such as Active Directory.

Then in 2004 I went travelling for 21 months and came back at the end of 2005. Now I'm looking to get back into IT. Herein lies the problem - my last IT role finished in 2004 so on my CV it shows that I haven't done anything IT related since then.

I've applied for hundreds of jobs and only had 2 interviews. So I was looking for something to give me the edge. I'm looking to get into Helpdesk/Desktop Support.

Do you think the A+ is the right way to go?

Cheers

 

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Your circumstances would suggest that an A+ certification is a move in the right direction.Many posts here suggest that employers are looking at A+ as a minimum certification for helpdesk roles.

Given your background in computing I would suggest the A+ followed by N+ are a logical path to take.

 

Cheers No Mates

I've got an Amazon voucher burning a hole in my email account so I think I'll get a copy of Michael Meyers' book.

 

Yep.

J.

 

Out of interest, do you put the fact you went travelling on your CV?

1. It looks better than a gap which might suggest you were either unemployed or in prison.

and 2. I did much the same thing and and really talk it up on my CV - "learnt a tolerance for other cultures, learnt to be very adaptable" - that kind of thing, I find potential employers lap that kind of thing up. In fact it played a big part in me getting my last two jobs. That, and the fact I was going to the effort of doing certs so go for the A+ as well .

Good luck.

 

Yes, the A+ would be good... Best of luck

 

Yeah the travelling stuff is on there and bigged-up. Guess I haven't had many open-minded people look at my CV.

Hopefully my A+ book from amazon will come soon so I'll have something else to put on there.