Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately helped your career?

Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by pcmoney on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:30AM (#31876036)

So the person who has proven they can do the work and get promoted in the same career path is less valuable than the CS degree holder (who in this example, did not achieve as much over the same time period) just because they have a degree?

This has never been the case in any org promo committee or hiring committee I have been a part of (100s of candidates).

I would say in most orgs after 3 years of proven track record the degree benefit has fully depreciated. Unless the degree is an advanced degree and related directly to a niche subfield that is the job.

Not saying the degree is a negative just that its signaling factor is dwarfed by experience. n^2 vs cn

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by poofsoda on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:50AM (#31876210)

Oh interesting I misunderstood your comment. I thought “exact same career trajectory” meant the only difference was the degree. I’m not the user you replied to but I can see how 1) two people with exact same career trajectory but one has a CS degree results in the degree holder being preferred, and 2) two people, one of which has a CS degree with a less accomplished career and the other of which has been promoted/demonstrated greater accomplishments results in the non-degree holder being preferred.

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by xeromal on Saturday June 25, 2022 @11:58AM (#31876281)

Your example actually made me think of the opposite situation lol.

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