@obrienortega6942
Man, I love watching Wes Bryan. Dude is an IT wizard. Thank you for this interview.
@dakotavanhoose7678
CompTIA certs are primarily memorization, it’s just how they are designed. Lots of acronyms and terminology, but very little corresponding “hands-on” training to go with it. I’m not fan anymore - after passing several certs from CompTIA CySA, A+, Net+, Sec+ they haven’t done much to help me land even a basic help desk role. Im finishing my bachelors and honestly don’t even feel like it’s worth it at this time. Im happy for everyone who has found success breaking into IT but wow it’s been exhausting for me. After 300-400 applications I’ve had 4 interviews and most of the people who interviewed me had no certs or degrees, just hard to understand what really matters in this journey. Seems like who you know is what it comes down to most of the time.
@TracyRobinson-l8g
Two Comptia certs got me into Motorola with minimal experience. The certs were requirements listed on the job posting. The certs signal you know the foundational concepts of a subject, you still have to get reps up with different systems and applications exclusive to the company's processes and to me that signals that you can learn and are trainable. It demonstrates competence.
@Frontend969
Certs are not dead people just keep studying
@kernelpanick636
Skills and real world experience ALWAYS has and ALWAYS will trump certificates. Entry level certs and CompTIA certs are still helpful for breaking into the IT world but not as helpful moving forward after that
@rwmusicstudio
As someone with the CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+: Real-world experience is still the number one way to acquire a position in the IT world. Certifications definitely open doors but they are slammed shut if you can not back them up with some sort of experience, even if it is a home lab!
@DonaldJevgenjevichPanasonic
I woke up today to learn that I've lost 15% of my life saving over the night, just to find out, few hours later, that there's quite a good chance I've spent thousands of hours studying for nothing. Quite an interesting day.
@BFY-yc7fw
Good question. Who is moving the industry? One group wants certified employees. Another group wants degreed employees. A third group wants both. This is/was a problem in the trades. It inevitably boils down to hands on experience almost every time... and networking with folks doesn't hurt either.
@songsan807
Very interesting. Got my CompTIA A+ in 1996. That is when they have Mac questions in the test. It is grandfathered in so it does not need to retake the exam every 3 years and the CompTIA folks put it with no expiration date on their site. I still do a lot of IT tinkering. Recently got the Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner cert. Not a big fan of the requirement to retake the exams every 3 years. Still got my the original Microsoft MCSE and MCSD. Would be interesting to see what CompTIA is doing next. I gave over 1000 interviews to hire IT techs, programmers, project managers, etc in the past. I would see the certs as a positive in taking the initiative to get certified so would give them an interview. Would ask a few basic questions and if they could not answer the cert would be thrown out the window and interview is over. I would take experience over cert. A person with cert and experience is a lot more valuable in the workplace.
@ImGerald
I want to learn Python, but not sure what I want to do with it yet. But I know for sure that I want to get into the cloud/cyber security. I want to be more on the remote side of things whenever possible. I need a good roadmap. Thanks for the video
@izamalcadosa2951
For the Fed level, yes, you will need CompTia Security+ and it’s pretty worthless within the jobs you will be doing! At the state and county level of government, they would care less about any certs! They want experience, only!
@MelaNoësis
I recognize this guy from Comptia lectures, he's legit. Thanks for the vid Net King
@BeardedRucku5
Leverage everything you can get in the industry from certifications, degrees, and hands-on experience from doing projects. Find ways to get them at an affordable price. Just because you dont need something, it doesn't mean it won't be beneficial in the long term. Employers will be impressed at the level of commitment you show. Play the game, but play it smart.
@THSimagery
@16:35 sec+ it’s the standard. You can’t even get on the network without it for DoD. It helps in becoming IAT Level 2 .
@GhoulDad13
Literally just finished my Sec +. Also as long as you do projects to practice what you learn it's still worth it.
@FitR_MusicProductions
Private equity tends to kill companies for the benefit of their shareholders, get another cert while you can…
@alannabors
I heard about this rumor last fall and quickly bought my SEC + Voucher because I heard once they were sold voucher prices could go up. Just Got my SEC + last week. Hopefully no major changes though. Personally I think a Cert wil always add value to you and your Resume. It shows you are interested, Invest in yourself intellectually and can work towards achieving something beyond the bare minimum. In my personal experience Certs are harder than collegiate Exams/courses.
@OnesimusX
When it comes to government jobs you're going to need your degree in addition to any certifications. Unless you're a contractor that works for another company. That might be little different.
@bigoaks3
I feel the people who are complaining about certs not mattering as much didn’t watch the video. The certs still matter they just want experience with it. So do your labs, get an entry level, and get the certification.
@ElijahGarcia98