I think A+ can really be looked at as a resume stuffer from a career point of view. It wont get you any jobs by itself- but it cant hurt.

That said, A+ is nice to have if you do freelance work just doing housecalls (like i do). People who dont understand computers will trust you a lot more.

A+ is really a pretty easy exam to pass. When I started studyin, I had built a few rigs, but I had not been into computers very long. It only took about 2 months of about an hour a day studyin out of a book to pass it without problem.