Hi Kadhra, this is a great question. First off congratulations for using this opportunity to find something that fits your natural instincts / desire. Both certificate sound like valid options. There's 2 things that may be worth considering. 1) Ask both the University of TX admin office and the Coursera program admins if their alumni certification grads have received work based on completing the certificate. Better yet, ask both of them if they can provide you a few student names (should the students agree to be contacted), so that you can get their perspective if and how each of their certificates have come in handy. 2) Browse through some jobs online to see if any certificates are referenced as a requirement. Chances are like you said, recruiters may be looking more at your experience instead of certificates but it doesn't hurt. Also, on that note see if you can contact someone via your networks at a company who is hiring for this role. The goal would be to not ask them for a job, but just posing this question to them as well. I'm guessing though that someone will chime in in this community as well to help answer.