Best professional certification on Reddit
36 reviews from r/datascience, r/computing, r/Veterans and 4 more subreddits
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#1
AWS
4.4
(5)
"AWS certifications are highly valued by employers and help achieve competency levels."
"A highly regarded certification for machine learning expertise."
"A valuable certification for big data professionals."
"The only certifications that I have seen hold any weight are the AWS and Azure certifications."
"Helpful for consulting, especially in data engineering and MLOps."
#2
Project Management Institute PMP
5.0
(2)
"Business side would be your PMP."
"My career went into overdrive after I got it."
#3
CompTIA A+
3.3
(3)
"If you don't have any experience I also recommend A+."
"A+ is the most basic, but it's kinda like a requirement for entering the field."
"The most entry level that you will get is A+."
#4
DeepLearning.AI
5.0
(2)
"A fantastic specialization for those interested in natural language processing."
"An excellent specialization for deep learning enthusiasts."
#5
Coursera
4.5
(2)
"A comprehensive MLOps specialization that covers machine learning engineering for production."
"An essential course for understanding MLOps fundamentals."
#6
CompTIA
4.0
(2)
"CompTIA qualifications provide a solid foundation for understanding cybersecurity."
"Understanding cybersecurity can benefit individuals, as most breaches are due to human error."
#7
GCP
4.0
(2)
"An important certification for machine learning engineers."
"A crucial certification for data engineering roles."
#8
Azure
4.0
(2)
"A valuable certification for data scientists working with Azure."
"A significant certification for Azure data engineers."
#9
Microsoft
3.5
(2)
"Azure certifications are essential for consulting roles and are attractive to employers."
"I would lower your expectations on what a cert will actually offer for career opportunities. The benefit is in the knowledge gained and not the actual cert."
#10
ISC CISSP
5.0
(1)
"Look at CISSP and business side would be your PMP."
#11
SEC+
5.0
(1)
"SEC+ is gonna get your foot in the door, especially if you're looking to go DoD route."
#12
cbtnugget
5.0
(1)
"They have 100's of certs. I recommend Windows/Microsoft based certs as they are most widely sought after in any job."
#13
CIMA
5.0
(1)
"CIMA is the most common certification for management accountancy."
#14
CompTIA Security+
4.0
(1)
"If you want to get into IT and you should probably get Security +."
#15
Microsoft Azure
4.0
(1)
"The only certifications that I have seen hold any weight are the AWS and Azure certifications."
#16
Google Data Analytics
4.0
(1)
"AWS, Azure and Google data analytics/ machine learning or data engineering certs should put you in a good position."
#17
ASQ Lean Six Sigma
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend a “lean” or “lean six sigma” certification."
#18
Cisco CCNA
4.0
(1)
"CCN* certs would be good if you wanted to get into networking."
#19
Microsoft MCS
4.0
(1)
"MCS* is good if you want to be involved in the Microsoft stack."
#20
Red Hat RHC
4.0
(1)
"RHC* would be good if you want to be a Linux administrator."
#21
Cisco CCNA Security
4.0
(1)
"I was leaning towards more of the network-oriented security certs, figuring that would be something that is a) interesting and b) needed."
#22
ICMA -Aus
4.0
(1)
"ICMA offers options for management accountancy in Australia."
#23
2.0
(1)
"Google Cloud is losing market share and is not preferred unless specifically requested by clients."
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