IMO it's good to put certs from product vendors (Microsoft, AWS, Tableau, etc) or whatever body that is setting standards such as ITIL, Prince2, PMI, etc.
Most of these certs costs from 100 - 250 with a couple a little more expensive than that. They are respected and will help secure contract work. Most of the vendor specific consultants will have these same certs and it's what they are looking for when they are hiring others to work with them. I think most technology and PM contractors here already know this.
I wouldn't put any Linkedin or coursera or any other learning platform designed to teach end users the basics of a technology on your CV. Even if I have done a couple of those courses I probably would avoid mentioning it and instead err on the side of mentioning that I picked up the skill based off existing technical knowledge for similar technology + referencing official documentation + learning as I go on a project and looking up things ad hoc. Rather than having them think I learned the tech skill from a linkedin course.
Linkedin is quite annoying though. Everytime someone posts one of those worthless courses/certs I always am tempted to write a comment saying "It's great you did this course, next step is to take the vendor cert located here it costs £ and will greatly help you get a job in this area" but I never do because it will probably be taken too negatively. Linkedin is the only platform I really censor myself.
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Lynda is now Linkedin Learning and included in premium for around £180/year. It has oodles of stuff - perfect for lockdownOriginally posted by cojak View PostLeave a comment:
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Fair enough. These are difficult times and in the short term will get more difficult as the economy really starts to bite.Originally posted by edison View PostNot sure why you find it annoying?
I find a lot of the content useful. I'm studying for an AWS certification at the moment but I've still done quite a few LinkedIn courses to gain some knowledge of new topics for me like data science and machine learning.
In the upcoming catastrophic job market post the furlough scheme ending, every little bits helps. Saying in an interview that you did a few LinkedIn courses during furlough will sound better than confessing you watched a load of Netflix box sets.
Considering the amount of non-work stuff posted on LinkedIn, a picture of a certificate seems a bit low on my list of things to get wound up about
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I screenshot people's certificates, photoshop them with my name and then post them back as no ****er is going to know if you've done it or not. I also photoshop pictures of me and famous celebrities on FB...Leave a comment:
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I've got all my certs on there. For an oldie like me it just shows that I'm still relevant as they are; a) for newish technology, b) recently dated.Leave a comment:
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You should put your cert badgets on Linkedin. You'll get loads of views and likes from your network, and anyone that follow their likes will see also. It can raise your profile, and you never know it could lead to your next gig.
Once I added an Azure badge on there and a pimp must have been scanning for them as he immediately sent me a LI message.Leave a comment:
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I put my ITIL 4 Managing Professional cert on as I was the first contractor in the country to hold it and I was out of work at the time. It did help as well so very worthwhile. General certs then no I wouldn't bother.Leave a comment:
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Exactly this. For any consultancy wanting to be an MS partner with Silver or Gold status with certain specialisations they need a number of employees to hold MCPs in those areas. This is usually in addition to other things like revenue generated through sales of MS licenses, cloud subscriptions etc.Originally posted by hairymouse View PostLeave a comment:
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I was under the impression that it has to do with some kind of partnership program with MS. The more employees that are certified the better.Originally posted by d000hg View PostLeave a comment:
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I've never bothered with Lynda, despite LinkedIn offering me free courses. Did they cost you anything?Originally posted by Jog On View PostI'm working through this one at the moment:
Ableton Live 9: Programming Beats
Recently did these ones:
Learning Synth Programming
Learning Synth Programming: Beyond the Basics Online Class | LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com
Since lockdown I've done a load of songwriting, mixing, singing and piano courses as well - all on Linkedin
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Smashing through CS50 at the moment
When I pass that badboy too right I'm gonna be dangling it out every window, I'll be giving speeches in binary!
Not sure about these linkedin lot ive seen though, they are a little overexcitable, even the dinner lady has done azure fundamentals by nowLeave a comment:
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Not sure why you find it annoying?Originally posted by mallisarealperson View Post
I find a lot of the content useful. I'm studying for an AWS certification at the moment but I've still done quite a few LinkedIn courses to gain some knowledge of new topics for me like data science and machine learning.
In the upcoming catastrophic job market post the furlough scheme ending, every little bits helps. Saying in an interview that you did a few LinkedIn courses during furlough will sound better than confessing you watched a load of Netflix box sets.
Considering the amount of non-work stuff posted on LinkedIn, a picture of a certificate seems a bit low on my list of things to get wound up about
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