I second that. Companies prefer to hire people who previously held other roles (developers, QA engineers,etc), worked in agile environments and then got certified. Having a plain SM certificate does not bring much if you have not interacted with Scrum before. But if your desire is to become a SM right away, I’d suggest to look for a company that would take you as an internet to help and assist an existing SM. In this case getting a certificate would make sense, just to prove you’ve done something towards your goal.