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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by rootsofallevil on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:01PM (#22076486)
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)

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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by devilmoon on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:15PM (#22076668)
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'
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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by mamon on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:55PM (#22077203)
Also, when a company wants to call them, say, "Microsoft Silver Partner", they typically need at least X people with Microsoft certificates.
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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by rootsofallevil on Friday January 17, 2020 @02:53PM (#22078501)
Having been in both sides: Consultancy and Client. My experience suggests that this is far from universal.
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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by slumdev on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:08PM (#22076572)
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.

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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by scarface74 on Friday January 17, 2020 @04:49PM (#22079812)
I wouldn’t even say they are a baseline for competency. There are brain dumps for most major certs available online.
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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by ianai on Friday January 17, 2020 @12:53PM (#22077190)
Is that true of the RHCE and other same brand certs? Seems doubtful from content.
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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by eropple on Friday January 17, 2020 @02:53PM (#22078491)
It definitely is for cloud provider consulting, as those also factor into your MSP status.
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Re:Google offers certificate to help IT career growth by TheHypnotist on Friday January 17, 2020 @01:43PM (#22077729)
100% - they are not a replacement for experience but they get you noticed for sure. Some jobs even require them on the posting.
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