@Entropy56 having a timeless credential like computer science (what I chose) or management information systems is great. Once you have that, start learning the technology you are using. Certifications are a great way of letting potential employer that, while it impossible to assess how good of an employee you will be, you won't be lost at your job. I just started getting certs. I got a useless one (security+) because my company required it haha. Now going for come MS ones.
Like it or not, having a certification IS an advantage. Of course, if you have a computer science degree - that is even better. However, you could also say that a college degree doens't mean that person knows about X, Y, or Z, either. The point is, GET SOMETHING. There are technology careers for people that are not college degreed. Do what you can.
Consider, when do you ever see a question on a certification about what to do if Windows malfunctions? To Microsoft this is an impossibility. It's not quite the reality of the situation. I would rather hire someone who knows the ins and outs and can prove it by showing results.
If the employer wants an expert "memorizer" instead of someone who can actually get the job done then more power to them, but I wouldn't work for someone that deluded. Don't get me wrong I realize that every little bit helps, but if I were hiring someone, Microsoft Certification would be the last thing I would care about, because I don't care if a person can memorize irrelevant pointlessness.
@jimmyjackson1985 Not really, but it will adds value when you are looking job in certain software and application from microsoft
fatcrewz 1 year ago
Do Microsoft certifications increase your salary? I'm a developer with a degree in cs, and I develop in MS technologies.
jimmyjackson1985 1 year ago
@Entropy56 having a timeless credential like computer science (what I chose) or management information systems is great. Once you have that, start learning the technology you are using. Certifications are a great way of letting potential employer that, while it impossible to assess how good of an employee you will be, you won't be lost at your job. I just started getting certs. I got a useless one (security+) because my company required it haha. Now going for come MS ones.
jimmyjackson1985 1 year ago
@peturie Lol unstable? I have no problems with any Microsoft software I'm using.
rminb010204 1 year ago
Microsoft Certs are shit, they teach third parties to fix your computers for huge ammounts instead of making stable software.
peturie 1 year ago
would you recommend this for an engineering student?
chasna 1 year ago
Like it or not, having a certification IS an advantage. Of course, if you have a computer science degree - that is even better. However, you could also say that a college degree doens't mean that person knows about X, Y, or Z, either. The point is, GET SOMETHING. There are technology careers for people that are not college degreed. Do what you can.
Entropy56 1 year ago
The Certification is the key to be Better,efficient,Productive and Performance way in our World..
ralph262 2 years ago
Consider, when do you ever see a question on a certification about what to do if Windows malfunctions? To Microsoft this is an impossibility. It's not quite the reality of the situation. I would rather hire someone who knows the ins and outs and can prove it by showing results.
killer3596 2 years ago
If the employer wants an expert "memorizer" instead of someone who can actually get the job done then more power to them, but I wouldn't work for someone that deluded. Don't get me wrong I realize that every little bit helps, but if I were hiring someone, Microsoft Certification would be the last thing I would care about, because I don't care if a person can memorize irrelevant pointlessness.
killer3596 2 years ago