Microsoft Certifications?

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  Pritesh Acharya I just did my Exam 70-480 and I'm planning to do other MSCD exams. But does it stands me out among other similar candidate without the certification?

  
  

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  Thomas Johnson If i had two candidates and one had the passion and commitment to be proceeding with Certifications and exams my client would always be in favor of this candidate. What is your motivation behind wanting to proceed with certifications?

  
  

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  Muhammad Haseeb Asif I have done MCSD and few other certifications. Although it didn't helped me to get some job but it helped me to learn a lot of new things which eventually led to promotion on the same job.

  
  

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  Thomas Johnson Thanks for the comment Muhammad, at what point in your career did you obtain these certifications? Would you say it is more beneficial for a junior?

  
  

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  Srikanth Pagadala I have done certifications on C# and SQL server but didn't add them in resume. It helped me in understanding new concepts which helped me later on in my development. If i were interviewing any one, i wouldn't give any preference to candidates with certifications . All it matters is how he/she would approach the problem.

  
  

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  Thomas Johnson Thanks Srikanth, that's a really interesting point. Even though you wouldn't give preference to a candidate with them, would you advise candidates to take the certifications?

  
  

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  Srikanth Pagadala Here is my view... You can contradict it..
  What is the use of spending money on certifications which doesn't add value while switching jobs?

  
  

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  Nick Nishizaka, PMI-ACP My opinion is that real world experience always trumps certs. Goes without saying. I think certs are supplementary at best. It shows that you were disciplined enough to study and pass something. I have an MCSE in SharePoint. ...

  
  

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  Reynald Adolphe What's most important is how you perform during tech interviews. Focus your energy on documenting questions and knowing how to best answer them the next time around. If you can't do well w/ tech interviews, cert badges won't help. All...

  
  

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  PYOLI P Thomas,Glad to see u raised an interesting conversation. Being a techical trainer myself and working with many more i feel certification like any other reputed exam have its own limited importance.The main purpose of these exams was to give t...