I saw this comment today on Linked In and wanted to share it with you all.
What are your reasons for sitting a professional certification? Some of my motivations in the past have been:
What motivations have you had or do you have right now?
All the best for your studies. The announcements form the Atlassian University team this month are timely for you. There are now more free resources for revision and study and we cannot forget the reduced costs!
Validate and show my knowledge.
My knowledge across the board is pretty limited due to low usage... (small division, low volume of projects) so I really want to "help STIMULATE my learning"
The certs are a great way to help ensure I learn more, even if it might not always be relevant!
And then badges will help keep it current. YES!
Certifications for my career would obviously fit into the first one so that I have a checkbox marked off for my resume but the real realistic motivator would be that I need to learn the aspects outside of my current company to be proficient in the program(Salesforce) I use.
During my time in tech there are IT products and software that fit into two general categories: