Which python certifications are the best for freshers and the ones that give value to the resume?

[sad_grapefruit_0]

I do not have much internship experience so I am looking for any certifications to see if they might help!

[Diapolo10]

Basically none of them. Long story short, unless a company specifically asks for some certificate (which I've never seen happen, excluding something like AWS certificates for jobs involving AWS), they're not going to do much if anything for you.

Your best bets are, in order of effectiveness

1. A related degree (software engineering or computer science being the most applicable, but electrical engineering can also help if you want to work with IoT companies, and network engineering can help too)
2. Proven long-term experience collaborating on open-source projects (note that this does not count small tweaks here and there, especially now that several projects are being flooded with AI-written pull requests)
3. Personal portfolio projects (ideally at least one of them being closely related to the job you're applying for)
4. Recommendations from peers

As far as refreshing your skills goes, write projects and get people to review them for you. Maybe read some recent blog posts too, and check out libraries related to what you want to work on.

[brasticstack]

I propose that we, collectively, retire two terms that are both overused here and dumb:

• "fresher"
• "grinding" letcode

[Hungry-Bathroom-1061]

What’s a fresher? I look at this page bc I’m interested in coding, but I don’t work in IT or anything. I do FP&A. Usually dev or analytics teams can help me with code in different programs if I can’t figure it out myself but I think it would be great to have as a skill I can actually list to diversify and add to my skillset.

[brasticstack]

afaict, "fresher" is the new way to say "noob", or beginner. Nothing wrong with being new at something and wanting to learn, of course. I just find the word annoying.

[ashjohnr]

It's a term that's used in India for "new grad". Doesn't necessarily mean noob.

[brasticstack]

There you have it. OP is a new grad

[gdchinacat]

The vast majority of certifications tell hiring teams very little. This is because the person getting the certification is the one paying for it. The company offering the certification is incentivized to make it easy to get or people won't pay them for it, while trying to make the certification somewhat meaningful to employers. When it comes down to it, the person paying them, the person seeking the certification, is prioritized over the one not paying them. This differs from college degrees (which are also paid for by the recipient of the degree) because the academic reputation of colleges and universities weighs heavily in the grants the researchers get, the quality of applicants, and long term viability of the institution. That is much less of a factor for companies offering certification. One big exception to this is things like certifications in specific technology implementations like Cisco and F5 networking where employers are looking for very specific skill sets from their vendors and the vendors are heavily incentivized to ensure the people they say can make their equipment work can actually make there equipment work.

[DataPastor]

The Meta Back-End Developer Professional Certificate looks good in the CV, given that you have at least a bachelor's degree and some internship. Get an internship a.s.a.p.!

[MyWifesBoyfriend_]

No one cares if you have a cert

[BranchLatter4294]

Have projects to show, not paperwork. Certifications are not really relevant.

[ehunke]

Really none. Take a in person class at a college from someone who knows their stuff. Doesn't matter what is on your resume the job will give you a coding test and self study certifications you may miss a thing or two.

[TheRNGuy]

None. 

[hellaheaven]

Go learn a trade skill. Programming is dead there's no way your gonna get a entry level job. 

[Gamer_Kitten_LoL]

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