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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by mmaunder on Saturday June 25, 2022 @12:23PM (#31876516)
Pilot license is great because it gets you into thinking about how we make data driven decisions under pressure. And actual flying solo after you get your license helps because you do a kind of self analysis every time you screw up - even the minor stuff. There’s a lot of study and focus on human factors which is the primary cause of accidents. So it’s great to build self awareness.

Congrats on your OSCP - I run a cybersec biz and some of my colleagues have that cert and I’m always impressed when I hear someone has it. I’m a CISSP but I think an OSCP is more practical.

Ham radio extra which is elec eng focused rather than just rules of the airwaves is a good one. (I’m callsign WT1J)

In our biz I really appreciate it when folks have a Network+ or Security+ or a Linux admin cert because you can’t argue with the value of knowing networking fundamentals and the Linux command line. In fact knowledge of Linux command line is my leading indicator of competency for a QA role we have open. I look at answers to this question first every time. Next thing I look at is SQL knowledge- because I think both of these are strong predictors of deeper technical capability.

Certs are underrated IMHO because most of them provide practical knowledge that is immediately applicable in a work setting or other pastime. They give you real skills.

Lastly AWS certs are also super practical and very valuable IMO.

Great question OP!

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by smitty1e on Saturday June 25, 2022 @12:48PM (#31876727)
> Lastly AWS certs are also super practical and very valuable IMO.

And then they roll out new services almost weekly.

Quite a moving target.

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by astral303 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @01:19PM (#31876983)
Au contraire, AWS has a stable of foundational services that have not moved in a long time and a worthwhile knowing, no matter what service-du-jour gets rolled out. Not a moving target at all.
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by deepzn on Saturday June 25, 2022 @01:24PM (#31877006)
The cert expires in a couple years, and you have to get it again, with some new stuff added though.
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by gzer0 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @01:55PM (#31877273)
I've got my AWS solutions architect associate and professional, they expire in 3 years.

Azure is the worst offender, offering certs that expire in ONE year. No thanks.

Google certs expire after 2 years.

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by akoshodi on Saturday June 25, 2022 @06:10PM (#31879148)
At least you don't have to pay for renewals of Microsoft role-based certifications. "You can renew your Microsoft Certifications by simply passing a free, unproctored, online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn, instead of retaking exams. The assessments measure the skills you need to remain up to date in your job role. They’re shorter than the original exams because they focus only on the latest technology changes." [1]

[1]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/renew-...

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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by gzer0 on Saturday June 25, 2022 @09:41PM (#31880297)
I genuinely did not know this, thanks for the info. Unproctored? Wow, either the exam material must be insanely difficult or they just don't care. Interesting.
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by mmaunder on Saturday June 25, 2022 @01:24PM (#31877008)
AWS is also proprietary which I failed to point out - but it’s so widely used and has such great market share that it’s not a bad life skill at this point.
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Re:Ask HN: Any certification that is worth it? Legitimately ... by smitty1e on Saturday June 25, 2022 @05:50PM (#31879013)
That's a fair point.
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