Certs good "just to have"?

[Sokidan]

Is a cert good just to have when pursuing a career not revolved around IT like Game Design?

And if so, which should I get first, A+, or Network+?

[John Prophet]

hmm, it would seem in that case youd want some programming certs.....but A+ is good to have for the basics.

[HeadBand]

yeah it would be nice for you to have a+ so they would know that you can fix something and not have to pay you for two days of doing nothing waiting for your pc to get repaird

[Sokidan]

Yeah, that's true..........

But for now I just want to get a better job. A friend suggested to reconsider getting certifications to make my resume look good.

I like working with computers, however I spent alot of my time concentrating on my Gen. Ed course fulfillments. I haven't spent enough time on getting my Certs.

Now that I am almost done. I want to get a better job...

BTW: I have the All in One A+ Certification book by Mike Myers, third edition.....

Can I still use that book to study from?