IT Certification Success Exam Cram™ 2

Chapter 12. Planning Your Certifications

For many people—especially those starting out or starting over with an IT career—one certification simply isn't enough. Whether you're a brand-spanking newbie or a grizzled veteran, it probably makes sense to consider your certifiability across a number of topical areas or vendor-specific programs as you create your own sequence of certifications (which we call a “custom certification ladder”).

Here's what we cover in this chapter:

• We explain how you might rate any arbitrary certification, according to a number of criteria, including average time to completion, number of exams, average level of difficulty, self-study options available, and total expense. This isn't exactly the same as understanding a certification ...