I get what you’re saying, but hiring is often done based on vibes and “culture fit” rather than certs. Many of the people who were hired and cant do anything were hired because of personal connections rather than the idea that their certs are so determinant.
Absolutely correct but if you don't have any cert you won't stand out for interview, recently cancelled my university to do cert because the information is so outdated in uni...
I too believe certifications are overrated. It’s sad because I’ve been studying for a bunch of certs to get the knowledge and know the lingo, but they don’t drill in the hard skills.
I would say associate level certifications do give a solid foundation but u dont have to go deep the rabbit hole and get all of them. Just get enough knowledge to get your foot in (depends on the field/market), work and learn by expereince THEN aim for more advanced certs like ccnp etc... it is usless to have ccnp while u never touched a router with your bare hands 😅
Exactly and most believed that portrayal and that’s what I’m trying say. Getting Certs is not going to give you the real world skills that you need to do the job.
@@NetworkWali they dont "give" us the skills. But they give the blueprint, literally. It is up to the individual to take the time to truly study and prepare for the cert. If done so in the way the vendor intended you will build those skills. If not you will be a paper "insert cert here" and that will show.
💯 agree with this you need projects time working with products builds and solidifys what you are trying to learn although i do think certs give you structured learning path Also dont do too many you can only remember so much, unless your in a job
I agree 100% with you. I don’t know why employers insist on certifications over skills. Some employers are so backward. Certification demonstrate that you know the theory. The practicals are more important. I know Pentesters that own their own company, and when my company asked them for credentials, they said they don’t have the paperwork it is too over rated.
I agree 100% with certifications being overrated as a measurement of your level of proficiency. Certifications or knowledge in general is just like being a walking library. Great to have the knowledge. Wali is 100% correct as you need to apply the knowledge is where you develop the skills!! Keep the great content coming!!
Overrated may be a bit strong of a word ... but your point stands that if you get a paper cert then yeah it was a waste. If you absorb the material and lab its worth quite a bit more.
Take it from me, 18 years of experience in IT with a master degree, my answer to you and the audience: The need for the certificates is depending on the market you're looking at, in some places and countries it's a must have to consider you or shortlist you. I am stuck now with the same issue and to appear for any interview, they never look at my hands on experience but they just want what it's written in the minimum requirements under the job description. I must get now COMPTIA Certificates + AWS + AZURE + SECURITY to get something soon. With due respect, you have to share your point of view with the recruiters who are asking for these technical certificates. I came from a country where they never consider or look at your technical certificates but they value your hands on experience. BTW, I play tennis :)
What I did was lying about my experience, here is some context: I used to work at a call center where the most technical thing that I did was reset a modem, but in the university, I did TONS of labs, I even did labs for money, I did study a lot and got my CCNA. So, when I got an interview I lied about the call center job and said that I did configs remotely, and when they had me config something on some real stuff I did, because of the "expertise" I got from labing, but to be honest the most important thing was that I was looking for an opportunity to prove myself that I was well enough prepared to config, that I just need one chance to take it all and some more, and I did. Certs are nothing but a paper, confidence, and practice are the real thing.
@@anwar6971 not a good idea in tech in my opinion. A college degree doesn’t guarantee you a job. Plus you can just do these online degrees that give you a degree in under 1 year if you grind it out like WGU.
I get what you’re saying, but hiring is often done based on vibes and “culture fit” rather than certs. Many of the people who were hired and cant do anything were hired because of personal connections rather than the idea that their certs are so determinant.
That is very true connections, and knowing people will always fast track you into roles no matter what skills you have!
Absolutely correct but if you don't have any cert you won't stand out for interview, recently cancelled my university to do cert because the information is so outdated in uni...
@@DB_Muscle smart move university degrees in this tech market has a very very very low value.
I too believe certifications are overrated. It’s sad because I’ve been studying for a bunch of certs to get the knowledge and know the lingo, but they don’t drill in the hard skills.
@@catman8623 exactly!!
I would say associate level certifications do give a solid foundation but u dont have to go deep the rabbit hole and get all of them. Just get enough knowledge to get your foot in (depends on the field/market), work and learn by expereince THEN aim for more advanced certs like ccnp etc... it is usless to have ccnp while u never touched a router with your bare hands 😅
I think certs helps you learn the theory that you need to make sense of the practicals.
Cert programs helps you learn the skills especially in Coursera where they have actually hands on skill practice.
Very misleading title.
No, certifications are not overrated. How they have been portrayed by content creators in the social media age is.
Exactly and most believed that portrayal and that’s what I’m trying say. Getting Certs is not going to give you the real world skills that you need to do the job.
@@NetworkWali they dont "give" us the skills. But they give the blueprint, literally.
It is up to the individual to take the time to truly study and prepare for the cert. If done so in the way the vendor intended you will build those skills.
If not you will be a paper "insert cert here" and that will show.
Some jobs you literally have to have them (example: working for the DoD) but i agree they dont mean much other than having them.
@@420YoloScope very true but in terms of being able to do the job the certs really don’t give the practical skills
💯 agree with this you need projects time working with products builds and solidifys what you are trying to learn although i do think certs give you structured learning path
Also dont do too many you can only remember so much, unless your in a job
You’re right on the dot!
Agree! You gotta get your hands dirty!
I agree 100% with you. I don’t know why employers insist on certifications over skills. Some employers are so backward. Certification demonstrate that you know the theory. The practicals are more important. I know Pentesters that own their own company, and when my company asked them for credentials, they said they don’t have the paperwork it is too over rated.
I agree 100% with certifications being overrated as a measurement of your level of proficiency.
Certifications or knowledge in general is just like being a walking library. Great to have the knowledge.
Wali is 100% correct as you need to apply the knowledge is where you develop the skills!!
Keep the great content coming!!
@@NetworkNinja111 I appreciate you the legend Network Ninja!!!! Loving your content too!
Overrated may be a bit strong of a word ... but your point stands that if you get a paper cert then yeah it was a waste. If you absorb the material and lab its worth quite a bit more.
@@ITProSupply it’s strong because people assume certs are the end all be all 😭
Take it from me, 18 years of experience in IT with a master degree, my answer to you and the audience: The need for the certificates is depending on the market you're looking at, in some places and countries it's a must have to consider you or shortlist you. I am stuck now with the same issue and to appear for any interview, they never look at my hands on experience but they just want what it's written in the minimum requirements under the job description. I must get now COMPTIA Certificates + AWS + AZURE + SECURITY to get something soon. With due respect, you have to share your point of view with the recruiters who are asking for these technical certificates. I came from a country where they never consider or look at your technical certificates but they value your hands on experience. BTW, I play tennis :)
What I did was lying about my experience, here is some context: I used to work at a call center where the most technical thing that I did was reset a modem, but in the university, I did TONS of labs, I even did labs for money, I did study a lot and got my CCNA. So, when I got an interview I lied about the call center job and said that I did configs remotely, and when they had me config something on some real stuff I did, because of the "expertise" I got from labing, but to be honest the most important thing was that I was looking for an opportunity to prove myself that I was well enough prepared to config, that I just need one chance to take it all and some more, and I did. Certs are nothing but a paper, confidence, and practice are the real thing.
@@tonysolis6364 this guy gets it
You have the best videos for guidance. Thank you Wali!😊
Anytime!
Go to four college and get Bsc in computer science
@@anwar6971 not a good idea in tech in my opinion. A college degree doesn’t guarantee you a job. Plus you can just do these online degrees that give you a degree in under 1 year if you grind it out like WGU.
What about someone with 10 yrs experience how do you quantify which cert to start with?
@@rbgtech1663 go for the senior level certs like CCNP and CISSP beginner certs would be waste of time.
So what sites can we go to practice labs for networking/system admin/cyber security besides packet tracer
What do you think of the wgu networking and cyber program?
@@biggzpoveda2112 I think it’s a fine idea for sure maybe go for general degree like computer science since you can always pivot with that
Is network engineering a dying industry?
@@biggzpoveda2112 I don’t see the internet and tele and satellite communication dying anytime soon.
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