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I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything, but
for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in the Geek
Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding work, but now
I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional experience. My
certification was the difference between me working the bench or being a
floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid positions in the
store (besides mgmt).

Seeya,

Jeff

I didn't think it was worth it for me. I have all the experience, but no
certs. to show for it.
Finally my company realized their worth and are now requiring people to get
them(A+, Server+).
Glad I got mine before it became mandatory for me.

"Jeffrey Sabelli" <> wrote in message
news:S0w7d.29673$...
> I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything,
but
> for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in the
Geek
> Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding work, but
now
> I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional experience. My
> certification was the difference between me working the bench or being a
> floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid positions in the
> store (besides mgmt).
>
> Seeya,
>
> Jeff
>
>

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 11:10:42 GMT, "Jeffrey Sabelli"
<> wrote:

>I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything, but
>for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in the Geek
>Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding work, but now
>I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional experience. My
>certification was the difference between me working the bench or being a
>floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid positions in the
>store (besides mgmt).
>
>Seeya,
>
>Jeff
>

It's nice to hear a positive story like this...thanks for sharing.

Tom

How much is the pay $8 per hour?


On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 11:10:42 GMT, "Jeffrey Sabelli"
<> wrote:

>I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything, but
>for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in the Geek
>Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding work, but now
>I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional experience. My
>certification was the difference between me working the bench or being a
>floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid positions in the
>store (besides mgmt).
>
>Seeya,
>
>Jeff
>

Well you have to start somewhere. When I was having a preliminary
interview, last week with a recruiter he did ask if I had any Certs.

Right now I'm on my fifth temp assignment and I started out by just
doing some bullshit assignment which was really nothing more than some
data entry work in MS AD but it did pay well. By achieving a good
reputation I was invited back for several more gigs doing basic stuff
like ghosting, adds, moves, deletes, and repairing laptops. Right know
I work for a small busines (80 users) as an assistant to the admin in
the morning, where I perform desktop support along with monitoring the
servers and running reports on the UNIX server. That experience
enabled me to land another part time gig in the early evenings (4-8pm)
providing national desktop support for a high regarded jewlrey firm.

So right know I get 8 hours a day from the 2 separate companies and it
gives me a great opportunity to check the companies out myself.
Remmember all companies are not created equal as some have large IT
budgets and others small ones. Temping is a great way to develope your
skills and reputation in the business. A little word of advice to the
wannabe's as one professor told me this job is 80% people skills and
20% technical ability. Also don't be a cowboy or a loose cannon as you
will not last long in most places. So be persistent in looking for
work, keep your nose to the grindstone and remember as much as you
think you know, there's somebody who know's more. If your not sure
about something, just ask a more knowledgeable individual. One last
thing the recruiter did mention he is getting a lot requests for end
user support roles.

Good luck,

Gary

A+, N+, MCP, CNA


On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 11:10:42 GMT, "Jeffrey Sabelli"
<> wrote:

>I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything, but
>for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in the Geek
>Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding work, but now
>I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional experience. My
>certification was the difference between me working the bench or being a
>floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid positions in the
>store (besides mgmt).
>
>Seeya,
>
>Jeff
>

I have to agree with Jeff. I just recently moved from Rochester, NY to
Houston, TX due to the fact that their is no IT industry in Rochester and
had been out of work for 1 1/2 years. Before I left Rochester, I became A+
and N+ certified, 2 weeks into living in Houston, I got an interview at Best
Buy and am now a tech there. Given...it's not where I would like to be, but
it's a start, and in todays economy, a start is definitely something to be
proud of.

Rob Saffell
A+, Network+
"Jeffrey Sabelli" <> wrote in message
news:S0w7d.29673$...
> I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything,
> but for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in
> the Geek Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding
> work, but now I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional
> experience. My certification was the difference between me working the
> bench or being a floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid
> positions in the store (besides mgmt).
>
> Seeya,
>
> Jeff
>

Well in Canada it's $10 an hour for a starting tech at best buy, which is
about $8 US. I had a friend who worked there for about 6 months and was
making $16 canadian. But I beleive there was a few levels of techs, so you
could start out making more
"Barry Watzman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Rob, to repeat a question that I asked earlier, what is the approximate
> salary range for techs at Best Buy?
>
>
>
> Rob wrote:
>
>> I have to agree with Jeff. I just recently moved from Rochester, NY to
>> Houston, TX due to the fact that their is no IT industry in Rochester and
>> had been out of work for 1 1/2 years. Before I left Rochester, I became
>> A+ and N+ certified, 2 weeks into living in Houston, I got an interview
>> at Best Buy and am now a tech there. Given...it's not where I would like
>> to be, but it's a start, and in todays economy, a start is definitely
>> something to be proud of.
>>
>> Rob Saffell
>> A+, Network+
>> "Jeffrey Sabelli" <> wrote in message
>> news:S0w7d.29673$...
>>
>>>I've often heard people talk about how A+ isn't worth much of anything,
>>>but for all those hopefuls out there, it landed me a job at Best Buy in
>>>the Geek Squad (the tech bench). I was having a lot of trouble finding
>>>work, but now I'm hoping I can build up some solid professional
>>>experience. My certification was the difference between me working the
>>>bench or being a floor sales person, and the tech's are the highest paid
>>>positions in the store (besides mgmt).
>>>
>>>Seeya,
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>
>>