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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[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 18 points 9 months ago

For software development at least, they can help prove you know a concept, but they aren't going to do everything for you. So if it's on your resume it may help an HR/hiring manager see that you're willing to put your money where your mouth is to prove it, but they're still going to look for experience and other stuff too.

So, I guess what I'm saying, it'll help - but it won't do anything like replace a college degree either. They're good, but don't believe their marketing hype either.

[-] throwaway389430@lemmy.cafe 8 points 9 months ago

If someone wanted to get into IT but was unable to get a degree for whatever reason, how would they do it?

[-] eatallmyram@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I just did this - my undergrad is in an unrelated field and I was looking to pivot. Personally I got an A+ cert and targeted my applications to support positions that required it. It's not a magic button but it was better than nothing since my background was not tech related at all.

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