Are AWS Certifications Worth It? 🤔 [Featuring Dylan Albertazzi]

My friend Dylan Albertazzi shares his experience with AWS certifications as an early career Cloud Software Engineer.

Dylan recently graduated from college and decided to get the Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect Associate AWS certifications to land his dream job.

He breaks down the various certification types, the benefits of getting certified, how he studied for the exams, and more!

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[DevOpsDirective]

Are you planning to get any cloud certifications? If so, which one(s)?

[johncotter]

I don't believe certifications are worthless. The job market is very competitive. You can never have too many credentials on your resume when you're looking for a job.

[luisdotespinal]

Certifications certainly help compensate for lack of experience... for getting the foot on the door for interviews. They don't guarantee a job, but they do increase the chance of getting resumes past recruiters and HR and into an interview.

From there, it's a number game. The greater the chance to get interviews, the greater the chance of presenting your case. And the greater the number of people that interview you, the greater the chance of getting a job.

And unlike many certs that are useless, AWS (or Azure) certs do make a difference.

[Addoagrucu]

3 things

Seems like a correlation between a salary increase and AWS certification does not necessarily indicate a causation, and can be caused by the confounder of people who try to get certificates are more likely to broker higher salaries.

Also seems like Dylan might have derived more professional recognition from having built his restaurant review website than the professional recognition he got from the AWS certificates he got, via the argument that one is much harder to do and more rarely done than the other.

I also think learning AWS as you go can work for some people in creating their applications. I've spun up a S3 and CloudFront distribution myself without a certificate, and even made money off said app. Since I did this, I did not incur a loss of time in trying to learn many details of the AWS platform that might not be used by me in building other apps on the AWS platform in the future.

[lizzard]

I but the foundational certificate and I have already got a tech interview with Amazon. I am not ready yet but yes I feel like having it on my resume looks really good .

[SivaKumar-qshw]

I had knowledge on devops and aws equal to experience
Everything I can do using documents and providing zero down time to our application.
Now a days I am seeing everyone in software have fake exp to get hike in salaries.

[microstandard]

Bro he has a college degree in computer so his already doing good. Compared to someone who doesn't have a degree

[pjdagreat]

Hey buddy! Nice vid. So for the cloud practitioner you only watched the videos and were able to pass the exam ?

[KenSherman]

The best briefest explanation of the Associate paths I've heard thus far. Plus, that Drake inspired meme thumbnail is hilarious.🖐🏽😁👍🏽

[kingsleyatuba]

Hi. Just found your channel. Please can you help me with your CV template so I know what I'm doing wrong...thanks

[eltondmonte]

I have 2 years experience as a Developer and have hands on in AWS as weel. I have no certifications, so is it ok to skip the foundational level exam?
By the way Great Job:)

[coolcappy]

Hi I’m a senior in highschool. Do you think I getting the cloud conditioner badge will help me score internships later in college?

[anthonyambadipudi]

Can we skip associate level and directly opt for professional level after my cloud practitioner certification?

[jeromekenny]

Is the AWS console part of the Cloud Prctioner Exam? Having a tough time following the Cloud Guru labs from start to finish. Thanks

[abdufaza]

I am an electrical engineering graduate. After I was done with college I could not find a job in that and I am working as a sales associate. So recently I started to check these AWS certs. Is it possible to get a Job in the cloud without a software engineering degree?

[dianamari]

Hi there. I am 35 and new to the field, as I have worked in a completely different one (health care) for the past 12 years. Will an AWS certification (aws cloud practitioner and -asap- solutions architect certification) assure me a job? I 've just been through a number of job offers, and they all require a degree (bachelor or associate) in a technical field, such as computing, engineeering, besides some years of experience, and more things. Thanks for helping out.

[krutikalunagariya]

Hi, I am mobile developer. Which certificate should I choose for better opportunities? It will be very helpful if you answer.

[domscotland]

Hello I am 63 years old and my experience is on the hardware end many years ago. I really find AWS to be really interesting but not exactly sure how to approach it. Do you have any advice for me? Do you think it is really doable at my age?

[sushmapullakondam]

On cloud guru it was asking for pricing when I went to the description link, can you please provide any alternative link working one

[Lakrimoz]

Certifications IMHO are great for your own experience, you shouldn't be going into them for career progression - you should be doing the certs to improve your capabilities on the platform so you can create a strong portofolio and understand the talking points.