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bymikeroySoft ( 1659329 ) writes:
Experience does. Build something, or contribute to an Open Source project.
byAnonymous Coward writes:
Certifications don't impress, however they do get you past the HR filter so you get to speak to someone to whom your experience is relevant. No Certs, no interview, no chance to shine.
byAnonymous Coward writes:
"No Certs, no interview, no chance to shine."
Umm... on what planet? Surely not this one.
I've worked at 3 very large tech firms in the 80,000+ employee range, and 2 small ones (10 to 200), and nobody has ever asked me for a "cert" - I don't have any. I don't even *know* anyone who has one. It's a total non-factor as far as I can tell.
I've also interviewed hundreds of prospective employees, and written reqs for several positions. The topic of "certs" never came up or made any appearance in the process.
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bymlts ( 1038732 ) * writes:
Certs are meaningless to you, and your boss who has a clue.
They mean something to HR and upper management who don't see people's skills. All they see is that candidate "A" vying for a promotion has an alphabet soup of certifications, and candidate "B" doesn't. Guess who gets the promotion, even though candidate "A" may be a "paper MC-ITP?" You got it.
When I was looking for work after I graduated, even with a degree in hand and a large amount of experience in IT before going back to college, for a lot of
byAnonymous Coward writes:
> you have to get past the HR roadblocks
But those roadblocks have nothing to do with certs. At all. I have never - NEVER - in my entire career, been asked for a cert. Not one single time.
For example: here's a recent job I was looking at with Qualcomm: http://www.compilerjobs.com/db/jobs_view.php?editid1=482
Look at the qualifications section. See the mention of certs? Neither do I. They want things that are appropriate for the job, like knowledge of ARM architecture, and optimization techniques.
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byKshGoddess ( 454304 ) writes:
HR doesn't just make shit up - they use reqs written by the development teams that need the heads.
I had to write my own job description for the job I do, in part because no one else knows what the hell it is I do. My boss included. But we had to sit down and write a job description because HR required one for performance evals, etc. It's as full of crap as anything, but it does actually encompass what it is I do here, Bob.
0 degrees, 0 certifications. 15 years in the industry.
I've known paper cert people, and people who know their crap who were required to get certs. I've known paper degree people, and people who know their crap who also happen to have degrees. Competence trumps letters after your name.
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