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Thread ID: 85929	2007-12-27 13:06:00	IT Qualifications (off-topic)	jason_f90 (3544)	PC World Chat

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624999	2007-12-30 10:45:00	I have no degree, but have a smattering of knowledge in many different areas, along with a large dollop of commonsense and a good-sized helping of life-experience . My chosen field is software testing and my income is in the six figure bracket (four years as an employee, and a further seven - going on eight - as a contractor) . As far as I can see, qualifications equate to about five years of work experience - then everything seems to even out, dollar-wise . Well that sounds great Jon - did your employer not require any formal qualifications? I too think experience should be as good if not better than a Qualification . I mean I have seen computer repair stores that have taken 3 weeks to fix a computer, and stuff everything up and charge like a wounded bull . I have fixed their pricey mistakes, and they are “qualified people” . Me - I charge nothing . I'm not saying that goes for every qualified person . Just that even some of them with all their credentials can sometimes amount to nothing .	radium (8645)
625000	2007-12-30 10:47:00	I have it. It wasn't that hard to get, i bought a text book, studied it for about a month and then went and sat both tests. If you are motivated then you don't have to waste thousands of dollars on courses etc. If you are wanting to be a tech then A+ is the definite starting point - it gives a large range of knowledge in many different areas. IMO it needs to be complemented at least with Network + and then depending on your area maybe more ( MCE , CNE Etc). I have received part time tech jobs as a result of it , but if i had continued in becoming a tech i would have done more ( im doing engineering at uni now, so its a totally different direction)	noone (22)
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