Reply to: Certification For Contractors

[SuperZ]

I still have all my gold and silver stars that I have glued to an A3 sheet of paper, a good talking piece at interviews.

[expat]

Certifications:
Useful for getting past stupid pimps
Useful for getting past stupid HR
Useless for anything else

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[Evil Hangover]

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[Not So Wise]

Certifications:
Useful for getting past stupid pimps
Useful for getting past stupid HR
Useless for anything else

[expat]

Generally it has seemed to me that, when there is demand for your skills (as in, experience), you don't need certification; and when there is no demand for it, certification won't get you a job,

However in a market where there are jobs but not many, and many applicants, it may become anopther box that you will need to tick to lift your CV into the 200-CV shortlist

[ace00]

It would have if you wanted to be a carpenter.... Jesus was a carpenter.

Chico.

Or a woodwork teacher. Thats one big closed shop I tell ya.

[gingerjedi]

My GCSE in woodwork never comes in handy

It would have if you wanted to be a carpenter.... Jesus was a carpenter.

Chico.

[NetwkSupport]

yeah - certified experience is a great place to start

[Drewster]

Seriously - Do people find certification useful to secure a new role ???

Someone help a newbie here.....

No - next........

Actually I should qualify that statement....
I don't find certification useful for any roles that I am interested in....
(IMHE) if they are more worried about the certification than about my experience and knowledge then the role will probably be tulip....

I do know guys who have various badges and certs and they don't seem to find getting roles any easier than me... and we often end up in similar places...
I do know other guys with badges and certs that they are very proud of..... and they do get roles that I wouldn't touch with yours.......

[thelace]

My GCSE in woodwork never comes in handy

[HairyArsedBloke]

I think it's now called 'sectioned' rather than 'certified'.

[alreadypacked]

Seriously - Do people find certification useful to secure a new role ???

Someone help a newbie here.....

I apply for roles that ask for certification I don't have, I sometimes call the agent if I am really interested in the role (good rate/location). Never turned down because of certification, usually because I don't have a skill. If your CV matches the role, I don't think they care, just HR covering their ass.

[PM-Junkie]

Seriously - Do people find certification useful to secure a new role ???

Someone help a newbie here.....

Of course. Take whatever certification you like and then you can go walk into any of the thousands of jobs that are screaming for spotty faced 'erks with a certificate and no experience.

[swamp]

10m swimming badge sewed to your Speedos.

[joey122]

Seriously - Do people find certification useful to secure a new role ???

Someone help a newbie here.....