No. It was just a good reminder of what is actually important in regard to these certifications. Its about doing the work and making use of them, rather than just a thing to put on your resume/LinkedIn.
I also agree that when you pay $150+ for a certification test, it makes it a little easier to stay focused when studying for it.
I am in the 3rd bucket (using certification as an accountability clutch)! Had a few incidents in our work cloud environment. Nobody knows what's going on and after a few session with the vendor (expensive), we learnt that managed cloud service is not hands off cloud service.
Since nobody in my company knows any better, we have to start somewhere. Having a structured learning process for certification is helpful at the start. After that, we could understand the project handover document and how it defers from the cookie cutter answes cloud vendor provides.
This article comes at the perfect time, thank you for so eloquently articulating the deep truth about credentialing versus real competentce.
I'm glad this echoed!
Couldn’t agree more. Certifications tend to focus on vendor-specific tooling rather than building strong foundational concepts.
Spot on, Prajakta!
Needed this. Good read.
Happy to help! Does it mean you were on a crossroad?
No. It was just a good reminder of what is actually important in regard to these certifications. Its about doing the work and making use of them, rather than just a thing to put on your resume/LinkedIn.
I also agree that when you pay $150+ for a certification test, it makes it a little easier to stay focused when studying for it.
NIce! That makes sense, thank you.
I am in the 3rd bucket (using certification as an accountability clutch)! Had a few incidents in our work cloud environment. Nobody knows what's going on and after a few session with the vendor (expensive), we learnt that managed cloud service is not hands off cloud service.
Since nobody in my company knows any better, we have to start somewhere. Having a structured learning process for certification is helpful at the start. After that, we could understand the project handover document and how it defers from the cookie cutter answes cloud vendor provides.
Exactly. This is actually e justified reason to get a certificate.
Thanks Yordan for sharing this
I so am glad this resonated!