In my field service work, I have machines that have routers and switches on them, and in many cases I end up working with the customer IT people to get the things on line. Now I am back looking for a job again and many of them indicate that IT certs are "good to have". Since I wrote that, I have started on the CompTIa A+, I am also aiming at the Networking one, and I think after that I will go for the Linux one. It looks like the A+ is pretty M$ heavy so I guess I am pretty well covered there for what I normally need to do ( the less the be- tter, but need to know it all to deal with the Microsoft virus).
Thank you for the observations, I went to the CompTIA site and see that indeed they appear to have a cert for most everything. On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 11:17 PM, Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 'Folks, > > I am being offered some grants to obtain certifications. I am a field > > service person by job. I am looking at the different certifications for > > networking > > and IT, figured I would ask here what would be good for me to aim for. > > > > In the type of work I do, I deal with network issues, computer > > configuration and communication with other networked devices (PLC's and > > other devices). > > > > I see field service jobs that require certifications, so figured I would > > ask what I should try to get first in order to have something that will > > cover most > > of what I do. Then if I need others perhaps I can obtain them later on. > > > > I have needed to obtain certification, but field service does not allow > you > > to set in one place long enough, I am between jobs so I have a chance to > > do so and > > it will be paid for by someone else. > > > > I think a relavent question here is what kinda of work, problems, projects > interest you? > > There are a plethora of certifications to choose from. Based on the > desciription of the work you do, I can think of 3 of the top of my head > that are applicable: A+, Network+, low voltage cabling. CompTIA is a good > place to start, https://certification.comptia.org/certifications > > I got A+ certified in '99 and I'm thinking about going through it again as > the hardware has evolved exponentially and is far more advanced and > complicated these days. > > Also, Dell has completely taken over the server market and recently aquired > EMC, the storage giant. > http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/learn/dell-certification > > I hope that's helpful. > > Cheers, > > MIke > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- Glass, five thousand years of history and getting better. The only container material that the USDA gives blanket approval on. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
