CompTIA
CompTIA certifications are a bit different as compared with other certifications like Microsoft and Cisco from the perspective that they are not a manufacturer so their certification exams do not test your knowledge on their products. Instead, CompTIA is an organization that provides certifications to validate your industry experience (as opposed to testing a particular vendor’s products or technologies). Employers value CompTIA certifications because they do not silo the individual into being certified on only one specific manufacturer’s body of knowledge. As with the manufacturer exams, we’ve combined the best study resources on the Internet to give you all the information you need, and none of the information you don’t need.
CompTIA certified individuals have proven their expertise in a broad-range of industry-standard products and technologies and thus demand a higher salary from employers. CompTIA studies indicate that 40% of certified employees are promoted within one year of obtaining their primary certification, forever putting them at an advantage to their non-certified colleagues.
For CompTIA exams (as with all certification exams) it’s critical that you prepare properly and you understand the successful test taking strategies. In addition to being prepared technically, it’s critical that you are prepared both psychologically and physiologically for the intimidating exams. You want to do everything you can to be prepared and pass on your first attempt.
Here are some important study resources for preparing to pass your CompTIA exams.