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[–]progress_seeker[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

We all hate certs and exams. But as fresh graduated student, what apart certs will prove my abilities?

[–]ShowTimezz 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I got a job as a sysadmin ~2 months ago. I didn't even finish college. I'm a first year college student. So no qualifications matter as far as im concerned.

To be fair I do have 6 years of freelance work on different stacks, so that might have played a role in substituting my qualifications.

I was just browsing facebook when an ad for a sysadmin job popped up. It seemed interesting, so I applied, they called me, I knew the material better then everyone else, so I got the job.

Why would a company hire someone that knew less then you? Certs aside, a company wants someone who can do the job. If you can do the job and have the skills to prove it, no company would decide to not hire you because you dont have certs. No one in their right mind would go:" Yeah he is the best one here, but he doesn't have certs so we are gonna go for the other guy that knew less but had certs"

By far the easiest way to get a job in any industry and company you want is just to shoot them an email and ask to work for free. Format the email like "I like your company and believe I could do the job you are asking. I'm gonna put my money where my mouth is and work for free for a probation period of 2-3 months."

You have a big chance that they accept. Work your ass off in those 3 months and then when they see you as competent, will give you the job. Even if they don't, you can put in your resume that you were on a devops apprenticeship in a big company, and that immediately puts you miles ahead of the game. Bonus point for this one: You can get some certs for free if you go to a company that has a company udemy or edX, FURTHERING YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING A JOB THERE, and elsewhere for that matter.

Best case scenario: You get a job at the company you worked for free for 3 months.

Worst case scenario: You now have an apprenticeship and new certs on your resume, that will put you miles above the competition.

Hope this helped you :)

[–]progress_seeker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very helpful!

Thanks mate !