Which certifications have brought you the most success?

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I was reading the poll about whether your certifications had paid for themselves and it got me thinking out of all the certifications and degrees/masters etc. you have done which ones have been the most valuable to you?

You don't have to answer from a financial point of view you can measure success by knowledge, confidence, promotion, getting a job, enjoyment however you want.

 

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Probably SCJP for me, because It has probably helped me land more jobs. I wouldn't say it affected any of the other areas much.
HND taught me the most, was most enjoyable and gave me the most confidence.
My Degree meant that I could enter the sector in the first place, without it gaining my first job would have been virtually impossible.

 

MCSE opened up 3rd Line Support for me, so that was a big milestone.

 

my M.Eng, as I have had one job, and that's what got it for me

 

Honestly, for me, non really. I started as a desktop support and before starting that job, I already achieved the A+, MCP, and Network+. It looked nice, but it wasn't why I got the job. Till this day, every job I had, wasn't obtained because of a certification, but more from experience.

It also depends what industry you're working in. In my case, I only started consulting 5 years in and only for a few months before I switched to another in house IT job.

 

My degree.

 

My CCENT/CCNA moved me from Support to Network Engineering so that one actually got me somewhere

But they all teached me something though, so I'm happy that I've taken them.

 

How many of you think you would have got to where you are career wise without your certs? Would it of just taken longer?

 

I think my career would be largely the same, it may have taken slightly longer to land certain jobs, but we are talking months not years.

 

Either my degree as that helped me get my first job (wouldn't have got it without), or my CISSP as that's helped get me where I am now.

 

MCSA opened the door into IT for me. My Master's in Computer Engineering and my VCP4 have put a lot of things over the top.

 

I believe my MCSE was the one which got me my first 'serious' positions.

 

When did you get your MCSE?

 

I got my MCSE 2000 at the end of 2003, and I upgraded to MCSE 2003 at the beginning of 2004. Later that summer I landed a great systems admin job with AD and Exchange responsibilities.

 

None yet for me. Just have to wait for a job.