which certification after MCDST and A+?

vmware, citrix, windows 2008 (70-647, 70-646), checkpoint, linux certs, learn unix. get those they will go a long way.

i hate cisco certs, rip off and everything is backwards and cisco are on the way out of the market to be honest.
 
groen said:
vmware, citrix, windows 2008 (70-647, 70-646), checkpoint, linux certs, learn unix. get those they will go a long way.

i hate cisco certs, rip off and everything is backwards and cisco are on the way out of the market to be honest.
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right, I like linux so no problem,
I have seen loads of job ad asking for experience with citrix, they use checkpoint where I work at the mo
 
ZeniTimes said:
Not true, there are several people I know who are MCSE and are working in 1st line.

If you are MCSE, it's doesn't mean jack unless you can think outside the box
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Then there is something seriously wrong - having looked it up there's 5,604 people World wide who are MCSE's say a tenth of them work in the UK (probably optomistic but you never know) that's 560 people - so out of 560 people to have them working on a help desk just doesn't fit. Maybe you're thinking of MCDST's - that I could understand.

Agreed experience is the best but you need qualfications and experience to move on - that way you can prove to new employers that you can do the job and it's only a good thing when it comes to salary negotions that if you're qualified.



M.
 
m4cc45 said:
Then there is something seriously wrong - having looked it up there's 5,604 people World wide who are MCSE's say a tenth of them work in the UK (probably optomistic but you never know) that's 560 people - so out of 560 people to have them working on a help desk just doesn't fit. Maybe you're thinking of MCDST's - that I could understand.

M.
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There are way more than that, hell there are around 2000 people who have the SCCM MCITP and that's a really unpopular one!

Wyrdo said:
5604 MCSE's world wide? That seems awfully low.
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It is, there are way more than that!

That number of 5604 is from 2004 just after the cert came out, maybe look at the 2000 MCSE numbers on that list for a better indication. Although I'm willing to bet the number of 2003 MCSEs is quite a bit higher than even that

http://www.certificationworks.com/mcp_numbers.cfm
 
havent read the thread, as this question comes up all the time and it annoys me!

pick an area of IT you want to work in
look at jobs in your area and what they asking for
study relevant exams
get job
profit
 
Gaz1988 said:
havent read the thread, as this question comes up all the time and it annoys me!

pick an area of IT you want to work in
look at jobs in your area and what they asking for
study relevant exams
get job
profit
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Exactly this, I've given up saying this to people :)
 
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