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Originally Posted by Glove
Can I ask how much the wage you guys start at is?
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For the tier 1 helpdesk staff, FT employees are salary based, at $43-45k. PT employees are hourly, $16-18/hr.
I agree that certs don't mean much in terms of a person's tech knowledge. Work experience is worth a lot more. However when you have a long list of applicants, those who have certs will get an advantage. The advantage may be small, but it still affected me. Those who have certs AND a lot of work experience will be even more desirable.
Despite what the above people said "don't bother with certs", at least get the A+. If you truly are a techy, and have some work experience at a helpdesk job, you should not even need to study much (if at all) for it. The two A+ tests are $400 or less the last time I checked. It's a very minimal cost. When you apply to jobs, your resume will stand out just a little bit more.