15 years of IT experience at medium to large companies but never got any degrees or certs. “Born and raised on tech in the silicon valley” and aced interviews. Looking to add certs to my resume. Which ones are a waste and which ones are beneficial to have on your resume?
Microsoft learning is where you can get MS certs in house. Start with MS-900 365 fundamentals. Then move toward Entra/Azure related certs. CCNA is good for networking (and a pretty decent overview of IT related operations) but not strictly IT, however CCNA as a cert does have solid implications for employability. You can do a course on something like Udemy and just not do the exam until you desire if it’s more about a skill brush up. I’ll try to add some more specific certs later.
Realistically, when I did my first trainee position in IT we did the MS certs (and the certs provided CMS/CRM), I think I would have rather the 15 years experience to put on my resume though. The best coworker when I worked at an MSP had a degree in IT so maybe a degree by correspondence while you work if you’re able but hard to say over something like a degree in networking. Depends on if you want to stay in IT or have flexibility.