jamaicarocks Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 Wuz up, I have a friend whoose is gonna go through the official payment route but before spending and money,he wants to know if these Certs would equal a Degree or higher CCNA A+ Network + MCSE MCDBA Mcp MCSA 2003 Security+ Plus 5 years of experience Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 i only really know CCNA out of all those and i dont know if MCSA stand for microsoft security associate but that is not bad at all CCNA is not a massive thing in the network world to get a job depending how old he is and what sort of job he is looking for i would recomend CCMP because with CCNA he only can prove he knows the layer 2 swtiching stuff no routing is thought at all untill u do CCMP depends what job he wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 there is a huge debate on whether they are even a vaild thing to get.. Some people say yes... others say no because you only learn one product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 Im a CCNA and most of the work we did in training was with routers, not switches......we even setup Frame Relay, ISDN, and other networks. The only things with did with switches were setup VLans, trunking, and port security. You have to learn at least the basic router setup and troubleshooting to even hope to pass the CCNA. Did you mean CCNP just-? Things have definately changed with Cisco certs now. They say that the stuff you learn for CCNA now used to be what you learned for CCNP. All I know is im glad I did it, because it just looks good on a resume. (Thats about it though for CCNA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamaicarocks Posted July 11, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 CCNA ----CISCO CERTIFIED NETWOK ASSOCIATE A+----------BASIC COMPUTER TECHNICIAN SKILLS Network +---BASIC NETWORK SKILLS MCSE-------MICROSOFT CERTIFIED MCDBA-----MICROSOFT CERTIFIED DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR Mcp----------MICROSOFT CERTIFED PROFESSIONAL MCSA 2003----MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Security+----- Plus 5 years of experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 Is there a specific piece of literature that kind of sits up above the rest when studying for the A+ and the MCSE certifications ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamaicarocks Posted July 11, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 Not sure of a question.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 http://www.cioupdate.com/news/article.php/10493_991301 http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/change/20020806-capell.html It is all up to you.. there was another article that showed how many people had each one.. Cisco's CCNA was one of the highest.. I will have to see if I can find it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted July 11, 2006 CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 ".......So I tend to look for college courses over certifications. I'd rather hire someone with a good solid background in systems and computer engineering." ...i guess im on the right track lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamaicarocks Posted July 11, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 I'm sorry ...he does have 5 CXC'S and and he's doing a Associate Degree in Computer and Management...plus the Certs..lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamaicarocks Posted July 11, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2006 But I guess overall ,y question wasnt answered ...My friend is planning to migrate to the states ,but needs a H1 visa(which will enable him to work over there) There is this Company that makes this process easy but he would need a degree or equivalent.....he can pay to have it evaluated but he'd rather be confident that he wont waste his money so he would like a free opinion FIRST.. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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