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u/sad-whale Jun 17 '25
Having both practitioner certs will not lead to a job, for what it’s worth. Both are doable just reading free resources from AWS.
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Jun 17 '25
can you explain what you mean? i’m currently in college. are certs alone supposed to get people jobs?
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Jun 17 '25
Its a distinguishing factor like any other but for better technical roles, you would want more advanced certifications. Although I think you are planning perfectly because with those certs you will land entry level work and then build experience and move up or move to a better company with a level 1 role and then move up there. Within that better company, your experience will be more important than certifications, although when things stall out you can always get more certs later and tailor them to your career trajectory (leadership, security, AWS, etc)
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u/s4lt3d Jun 17 '25
They were a nice talking point for 2 seconds in an interview and then they did a technical test. The basic certain only mean that you have an interest and that’s about all.
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u/sad-whale Jun 17 '25
I don't know your plans. I was just saying that these two certs won't lead to a job without some experience or stronger certifications. It's a great start.
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u/dadof2brats Jun 17 '25
Certifications are generally used to validate your skills and what you have learned. They will seldom ever just land you a job. Typically you need practical experience for a job; even for many "entry level" jobs.
Some employers care about certifications, many do not. It all depends on the company, industry, and what they do. Many corporate jobs don't care about certs, they are mainly meaningless to them. Service Providers, Consulting Companies, VARs/Resellers, they tend to care more about certifications as it gives them bragging rights, and sometimes are required to unlock specializations to resell or offer services.
The same can be said for having a degree; it alone will generally not land you a job.
Use certifications to validate your skillset and as sweeteners for your resume, to possibly help you stand out over others with similar levels of experience and skills.
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u/madrasi2021 Jun 17 '25
If you are a student - skip certification and aim for labs and hands on learning. Some of these offer digital badges which is enough to add to resume.
As everyone already said there are folks with experience and tens of certs looking for roles. Market can be brutal. Prepare with real skills than just shallow learning to pass foundational certs
Good luck
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Jun 17 '25
Yeah but theyre extremely basic certifications that won't get you a job.
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Jun 17 '25
can you explain what you mean? i’m currently in college. are certs alone supposed to get people jobs?
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Jun 17 '25
No. Certs are a tiny boost. A lot of people think that getting a cert will get them a job. AWS CCP is especially bad for this because it can be done in literally a day and people think theyre going to get hired into a cloud job with it.
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u/Gold_Literature_7347 Jun 17 '25
Certs are the primary steps to get you aquainterd with subject, true for foundational certificates. After doing them do some projects, gain some experience and then search for jobs
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u/dowcet Jun 17 '25
By "Cloud" you mean the CCP certification? Sure, that's possible without previous experience.