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What kind of computer certification should I first aim for that can help me compete for jobs?

Looking to break into the computer field, but don't know where to start. I'm knowledgeable already with Microsoft Office and am pretty handy already with computer hardware, so I'm good with those.

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1. Certs are great if combined with a 4 year degree. Office related Certs have no value except in the Desktop Help Desk world. The A+ and Network+ can be self-studied so try those as a starting point. I have 21 Microsoft certs and A+. About ¾ of those were self-studied. Also find some IT specialty area that interests you that you can specialize in like Security, Scripting, SQL, etc. Sign up with Windows IT Pro magazine and others to get all the information on that topic so you can begin to be a subject matter expert (SME) in that field. The Holy Grail for IT employment is a 4 year degree, some industry certs and experience. If you have all three of those you should be good. If you have only a few certs you may be competing with other people who have two elements or perhaps all three.
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