IT Management: What is that *ONE* IT certification to land an entry level IT job in almost any area of the IT industry?

I am going to paste my comment from another very similar question.  Here it is: "It  depends on what you like.  I would recommend doing what I did during  the tech crash - get an entry level job, then work your way up through  the company.  While I did get my Microsoft Cert and Cisco CCNA,   they didn't really help AT ALL for getting a job, but they DID help me  get a baseline and broad understanding of technology.  This helped to  accomplish more things at work than a normal entry level worker.  It  also helped boost confidence. Getting a cert is your call.  If  you understand technology really well, I'd say don't bother getting a  cert until you get a job it would actually help with - then make THEM  pay for it. Back to what I did during the tech crash:  I got a  job as a teller at a medium sized savings bank while in my senior year  of college.  I worked there for a few months, did a great job, then went  to HR and told them I was studying computer engineering and wanted to  work in the technology department. I kept in touch with HR for  the next few months and a job finally opened when the Network Admin  quit.  They promoted me from teller to interim tech support to fill in  for the network admin.  TIP:  When they interviewed me, the one  thing they liked most was my enthusiasm.  So when you interview - just  show your excitement about the opportunity, be likeable and tell them  you're going to take advantage of such a great opportunity. Needless  to say - I got hired as interim tech support, did a kick ass job, and  was promoted to network administrator within the first year. Cheers and good luck!"