A couple of weeks ago, I made this post over at !asklemmy@lemmy.world asking if I should go back to university. After some thoughtful consideration, I’ve decided to pursue certs; specifically Comptia A+ and then the Network+. I’m almost done with an A+ study guide I bought and feel almost ready to take the exam. But I’ve also wanted to hear about your experience on getting tech certs and the career that followed. Any advice is welcomed. Thanks in advance.
As a hiring manager, a candidate’s list of certificates has made very little impact in the process compared to experience. If there’s no experience, like for a junior role, then the certs will help against others with no experience. But so will a portfolio.