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Career Help - Looking to Grow and Get Certified

I am looking for some guidance. I love analyzing and solving technical problems in my current role. I have a non computer science background.

I'm looking to grow my career and my income.

I would love suggestions for what certifications have helped you grow your career and earn $95k plus.

I have a background in tech and HR, love working behind the scenes (non customer facing), collaborating internally to support different teams, and love analyzing system issues. Any guidance is welcome as I am in the research phase. Thank you!

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  1. JB09718

    Have you considered strategic management or quality management? Another good fit might be industrial and organizational psychology but would require more education.

  2. Anonymous

    I've looked into quality assurance but not quality management. I'll check that out along with strategic management.

  3. Anonymous

    I'm in a very similar position! I gobble up certifications like they're lifeblood. I think it very much depends on what you want to be doing, and you might be well-served by finding someone who's doing a job you're doing and asking THEM this question. BUT, certifications that have served me well are Product Management (I did EntryLevel but there's likely better out there), Project Management (I did the Google one and it was surprisingly thorough), and a few language-specific intro programming courses. I did several, but I found the ones from Codecademy most valuable (particularly SQL) and the ones through Coursera/IBM the least valuable. SQL sets you up to lean into troubleshooting and reporting and data analysis, so it really depends on what you want here!

    I should also mention I'm certainly not making $95k+, but I have been able to be pretty agile in the kind of work I'm doing and demonstrate value across lots of different types of tasks. It's a fun way to work!

  4. Anonymous

    That's amazing and thanks for all of the great recommendations!

  5. Anonymous

    You're welcome! In general I'd avoid the Coursera platform unless you find something you can't find anywhere else, a lot of e-learning material is outdated but Coursera seems to be more outdated than others. I'm also currently trying a course from Technical Writer HQ and while it's definitely thorough, it's a home-brewed platform so it's got its quirks. If you have the budget to just try some classes and see what sticks, I can't recommend it enough. It's good for your brain! :)

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