# How valuable is the CompTIA CASP?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-valuable-is-the-comptia-casp/759390>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 8, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-valuable-is-the-comptia-casp/759390 "2016-07-08T14:20:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-valuable-is-the-comptia-casp/759390/1 "2016-07-08T14:20:57Z")

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My Sec+ is expiring in a few months, and I am thinking that since I will be spending the time and money to renew it anyway, I might as well get a higher-level cert out of it. The CASP will renew what I have, and am very interested in network security, so I would like to do it to learn more.  
How much more valuable is it?

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-valuable-is-the-comptia-casp/759390/2 "2016-07-09T18:19:57Z")

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> [@boffking](#):
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> How much more valuable is it?

1.36%

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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-valuable-is-the-comptia-casp/759390/3 "2016-07-10T20:09:45Z")

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Cite?

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-valuable-is-the-comptia-casp/759390/4 "2016-07-11T14:05:19Z")

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> [@boffking](#):
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> Cite?

IMHO (look up where you posted this).

I hire quite a few lower-level IT technicians and CompTIA certs have never played an important role in getting an interview or the job. I think I am being generous with the 1.36%.

Real education and work experience as well as interview skills are far more important. Also being able to write a resume and cover letter that make sense and let me know what you know (few can actually do this).