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Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by pc86 »

tombert wrote: post #2

I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but as someone who has a bunch of these company-sponsored certificates, does any employer (outside of the one issuing it) care at all about these certs? I have a few from EdX, something from W3Schools, and something from RedHat that I still put on my resume for some indiscernible reason, but having asked interviewers about it after being hired, they don't appear to have been of…

I would think listing a W3Schools cert on your resume would do quite a bit more harm than good.

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by rchaud »

uncle_j wrote: post #48

Most employers don't care about your degree (at least in the UK), I doubt many places will care about this. I am also "Sitecore Certified". Sitecore Certified basically means your company paid for you to sit in a room and complete a training course for a week and do a multiple choice test which can be completed by using the Object Explorer in Visual Studio. Does that make me knowledgeable about Sitecore? Nope not at…

> I'd rather see a website, some scripts on github, talking through a problem rather than a piece of paper saying you completed a course.

This is something that is feasible for someone who completes this course. If the job descriptions specifies that a github portfolio is preferable, then I would simply omit mention of the certification (it's free, so no big deal) and link to the profile instead.

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by lightedman »

zamadatix wrote: post #38
commandlinefan wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t have any computer repair certifications, but I wish I knew more of that sort of thing myself.

Pick up an online copy of your/a motherboard manual. Usually not that long or wordy but describes all of these features it has and has pictures/diagrams for the connectors.

Actually, you'd be surprised. Every mobo I've dealt with recently doesn't include POST beep diag code listings. Not ASRock, not ASUS, not Gigabyte, not MSi.

At least the motherboards tend to have screen printing that tells you which header pins works for switches/LEDs without the need for the manual.

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by tombert »

pc86 wrote: post #51
tombert wrote: post #2

I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but as someone who has a bunch of these company-sponsored certificates, does any employer (outside of the one issuing it) care at all about these certs? I have a few from EdX, something from W3Schools, and something from RedHat that I still put on my resume for some indiscernible reason, but having asked interviewers about it after being hired, they don't appear to have been of…

I would think listing a W3Schools cert on your resume would do quite a bit more harm than good.

I actually don't list that one anymore, misspoke in my post. I list the EdX and RedHat ones still though.

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by senthil_rajasek »

tombert wrote: post #2

I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but as someone who has a bunch of these company-sponsored certificates, does any employer (outside of the one issuing it) care at all about these certs? I have a few from EdX, something from W3Schools, and something from RedHat that I still put on my resume for some indiscernible reason, but having asked interviewers about it after being hired, they don't appear to have been of…

The world is a big place. Consider a country or a business owner with limited IT expertise. Businesses moving at a fast pace in such environments have a way ( leaky albeit) to hire talent.

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by Spooky23 »

tombert wrote: post #2

I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but as someone who has a bunch of these company-sponsored certificates, does any employer (outside of the one issuing it) care at all about these certs? I have a few from EdX, something from W3Schools, and something from RedHat that I still put on my resume for some indiscernible reason, but having asked interviewers about it after being hired, they don't appear to have been of…

For employees nobody cares. For contractors it matters a lot, and some consulting companies have to maintain a certain level of certified employees to maintain status with their overlord/partner. (ie Microsoft, AWS, etc)

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by eropple »

tombert wrote: post #2

I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but as someone who has a bunch of these company-sponsored certificates, does any employer (outside of the one issuing it) care at all about these certs? I have a few from EdX, something from W3Schools, and something from RedHat that I still put on my resume for some indiscernible reason, but having asked interviewers about it after being hired, they don't appear to have been of…

Some certs are probably worth it, if only for your own edification. I've been picking up the AWS-specific ones as time goes on and while I am not impressed with the rigor asked of candidates for the Associate certification, you have to be pretty on-the-ball to pass the Professional exams. (I haven't taken them yet, but the samples convinced me I had best brush up.)

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by eropple »

ianai wrote: post #32
slumdev wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

None of them are amazing predictors of success, only a baseline for competence. Tech consulting shops especially demonstrate a preference for people who have certs relevant to the work that they're trying to sell.

Is that true of the RHCE and other same brand certs? Seems doubtful from content.

It definitely is for cloud provider consulting, as those also factor into your MSP status.

Re: Google offers certificate to help IT career growth

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Post by rootsofallevil »

devilmoon wrote: post #15
rootsofallevil wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you think so? I know some employers do care but more to be able to claim X consultants certified in tech Y than as a guide for hiring. Capgemini are pretty big on certs but most people we hired didn't have them, just got them after they joined (This is my experience in the UK)

Tech consultancies need people with certs because usually a client will say 'i want X people with Y certificate on this project or I'll go to someone else'

Having been in both sides: Consultancy and Client. My experience suggests that this is far from universal.
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