Re:Security Certifications Are Causing More Harm Than Good
by cortesoft on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @03:15PM
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This is exactly true for all non-work related qualifications (schooling, degrees, certification, etc)... they matter when you are first getting into the industry, and for your first job or two.
Once you get established, no one looks at those things.
Re:Security Certifications Are Causing More Harm Than Good
by kbart on Thursday April 13, 2017 @09:15AM
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What's so special about CCNA? I've acquired it as a backup plan few years earlier, but never used it nor worked in networking. Pretty much anyone with basic knowledge in networking, few weeks of spare time and and few hundreds of $ could obtain it.
Re:Security Certifications Are Causing More Harm Than Good
by matt_wulfeck on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:21PM
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The CCNA has value for network engineering positions.
At that point in your career your experience and knowledge will show for itself, and you won't be proving anything with paper.
Right now, however, it's vital you get your foot in the door. You don't have much experience yet, so a cert shows you're eager and at least not totally clueless. The jobs that care about your certs will probably not be very good, but it's a stepping stone if you're ambitious.