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It's a signal. One of, hopefully, many. Personally, and I speak as someone who interviews many people each year, I tend to care more about projects you develope
by acangiano 9y ago
It's a signal. One of, hopefully, many. Personally, and I speak as someone who interviews many people each year, I tend to care more about projects you developed than your certifications. That said, it all adds up. So I'm not saying don't obtain such certifications. I'm saying, obtain demonstratable experience (e.g., through projects in your spare time) and don't count on certifications alone. The key should be gaining experience and adding several positive signals to your resume. For example, an active github account, open source contributions, cutting edge languages or technologies mentioned on the resume, interesting projects, a blog on the subject of programming, and yes AWS certifications, are all good signals.
- kumarvvr 9y agoWow, Thanks. That is the direction I have been going too. My present focus is on a couple of projects which will be eventually spun off as subscription based software services. I am doing it with a genuine interest to earn money, and also act as a validation/proof of skills. I am working on the projects alone, so all the more worthwhile.
- someone01 9y agoI definitely don't mean to put you on the spot but have you seen much applicants over 30, or 40 year mark?
- acangiano 9y agoThese days, I tend to interview candidates for two type of positions: - interns/early career developers; - data scientists. Due to the junior nature of the developer positions, we rarely see anyone apply who is not fresh out of college or still enrolled. For the data scientist positions, however, the average applicant is older and I have both interviewed and hired people in their 30s and 40s. I believe that ageism is one of the most prominent "isms" in tech, so I try to do my part to prevent its continuation.