BASS_WARRIOR
10+ year member
Formerly HATCHET_WARRIOR
Negative.
Maybe basic hardware support, IT help-desk type stuff. If you're getting a mid-high level job its all about your professional education and competence. The certs do say you put forth a little effort in bettering yourself, but its really just a matter of memorizing some practice exams. It says nothing about a person's working knowledge. Some companies will pay for you to get the cert while you work there, and they definitely don't hurt so that is worthwhile. Focus on getting a good degree(you can't B.S. your way through most 4 year Computer Science/Engineering degrees) and doing substantial work on meaningful projects. If you can't pay for a degree, volunteer somewhere to get some real-world experience which is valued more than a basic cert which you have to pay for(multiple times if you fail).
I have a guy working under me with an active A+, Sec+, MCSE, and CCNA. He has to ask someone to help remember how to access a network share, how to open an sftp session, how to create an account on a Cisco router, etc. He has no personal or mental issues outside the fact that he is clueless to the most basic personal computing, networking, and security issues despite his certs.
It all depends on the person interviewing you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
Some people want to see certs, some want to see a degree, and some want to experience.
You cant just lump everyone together and say "this is what they want"