Are Google Certificates, CompTIA certs, etc. worth the money? (lemmy.cafe)

submitted 9 months ago by throwaway389430@lemmy.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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So I looked it up and Google is offering certifications in various fields through Coursera, and they claim it'll help one get a good paying IT job.

People have made videos on Youtube talking about them with varying answers and in the comments, people often discuss using them as a springboard to get CompTIA certs.

But are these certifications actually worth the money financially? Do people actually get hired if that's all an employee has? Don't employers want people with degrees too?

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

Get an entry level helldesk job and learn all you can from your peers. After you become comfortable start asking the senior engineers for harder tasks.

There are plenty of skills that are in demand but have no certs. Scripting with Bash and python for Linux systems or PowerShell for windows are some examples.
Automation like Terraform or Ansible are also good to learn but have no official certs.

[-] orbit@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Help desk is the answer. The key is to work towards understanding the industry you're doing support in. A ton of companies love support members because they end up knowing the product, the use cases, and the clients better than most other folks in the company.

[-] Talaraine@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

This is the way. If you can't find a way into a company you know you want to work for, start in Support. Shine, and move up and out.

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