So after wasting a large part of my life working in couple different industries iv decided that IT is the correct route for me.
It seems getting a comptia a+ cert is a good start for someone green wanting an entry level or at least start going the right direction. (please let me know if im way off)
Anyone can point me to some study/practice/learning/helpful material? And if im incorrect about CompTIA A+ cert being a good starting point for an entry level let me know thanks.
Check out Professor Messer on YouTube. Super professional and comprehensive exam prep videos are available on his channel for free. I relied on his videos, a flash card app, and Mike Myers CompTIA A+ study guide when I was broke and trying to get A+ certified and into the IT field. It worked out for me. I owe Professor Messer a debt of gratitude.
I second the recommendation for Professor Messer. I went through his videos when I was prepping for the A+ exam last year. An amazing resource all for free. If you’re moving forward to get Network+ and Security+ too, Messer has a whole series of videos for those as well.
I’m kind of also in the same boat, talked to a few people in the industry. They said the certificate is a great first step and should really help with getting interviews. For resources my local public library had access to LinkedIn Learning and they have a whole course with practice tests available. Good luck on your new journey!
I don’t know anyone that has comptia a+, but it looks like a decent intro. It does strike me as something they would teach you at almost any helpdesk type position. But after skimming the contents, I like their focus on troubleshooting, which is an essential skill that can (has to) be learned.
If you want to know more about certain subjects, there are a ton of resources online available. Microsofts learning site offers learning material on almost anything MS related, for example.
I’ve worked IT for probably the last 10 to 13 years, and kind of drifted off after CCNA/CEH type stuff, so things obviously may have changed in that time, but I do remember doing the Net+ and A+. Cert books are probably one of the only things I would not skimp on or pirate. I went with the all-in-one gold books. Those don’t get you the vouchers to take the tests, but they do have really excellent practice software to go along with the reading.
Read the chapters, do the exercises, and do all of the software training. Keep retaking the tests until you score 100% continuously. Once you have a continuous 100%, then schedule your test. Some people schedule it a month out and then do prep just so they have a deadline, but either way works. If you are not scoring 100% do not take the test. And don’t get stressed out when you do, if you’ve done that prep work you’ve got it. Good luck man.
haha ty. im a pretty confident guy in general, but testing… is so nerve wrecking its alway has been for me. i hate it. you are talking bout the official books from comptia themselves?
