"Qualifications aren't required for most IT jobs" u seriouse?? EVERY job i have seen for a decent role in an IT career need heaps of qualifications! how else would they know ur understanding of computers?.. unfortunately u cant just sit down and show them ur skills u have to be able to show it in a clear plastic sleeve.. either that or u have to know somebody..
Well, that's why I said they arent
required. Having a cert will definitely increase the chances of getting a job, but I know people who have landed help desk jobs with just an A+ cert, and another friend of mine doesn't have any. In fact, his job paid for him to get the certifications. In his interview he proved he knows what he's doing because he has years of experience. Obviously it helps to have, and it increases your chances of getting the job, but it is not mandatory. You should look around at more companies if every job youve seen you need "heaps" of qualifications.
Plus, having the certs doesn't mean you know how to actually do it. A colleague of mine, who sits right in front of me, went to school where our former network admin. taught, and he knows his stuff. He can explain everything perfectly, in fact, he aced his oral test part of the interview, but he cant execute a thing. This is where I come in. I have no certs, but I know what I'm doing when I'm in front of a computer. When a problem arises, he doesn't know how to physically fix the problem, but verbally. He explains to me what the problem is, and the basics of how to fix it, and I go fix it. My point is, certs are just a piece of paper that says you know what you are doing, doesn't necessarily mean you DO know what you are doing. Experience is very important. Certs get you started, but experience takes you much further than any piece of paper can.
