The rich got richer

That’s high for my area. 3-4 is probably closer to average

Honestly not really, having them might help you get an interview, but if there is a more knowledgeable candidate that doesn’t have any certs at all, it’s likely they will still be chosen.

The best thing you can do is just be curious. Do you like networking? Setup some vlans at home and truly try to understand how they work. Don’t just memorize the steps you need to set one up.

More interested in server admin? Setup Proxmox on an old laptop, host a simple website on it. Figure out how reverse proxies work, and what they are used for.

There’s essentially endless paths you can take, just find something you think is cool and learn a ton about it. Interviewers can easily tell if you are passionate and knowledgeable, and those trump any certs 99% of the time.

Not going to comment on the meds, but if you are just taking A+ in hopes it will help get jobs, I’m not sure it’s the best time spent. I’ve been in IT for over a decade, and no one ever cares about A+ cents. Some of the worst techs I’ve interviewed have had A+, and some of the best did not.

If you focus more of building random projects, setup a homelab for example, I think you’ll gain a lot more real world knowledge which goes a long way in interviews.

Also very true.

I was suspicious the whole time, reading your replies. This finally seals it. Troll confirmed. Well played.

I think its important to point out, a ton of people on here believe that it’s true.

Lemmy, why is windows so much better than Linux?

Loving the Matilda reference!

Because he has his own opinions and doesn’t jump into the anti apple hivemind?

Please block me too :)