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Why pmp?
@D1 may have more insight, but imo there's very little value-add to become a PgM or PdM. I know people who are a PgM right out of their MBA.
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I personally find most certificates insanely useless
Beyond the very robust education degrees help with signaling based on the university you went to.
A certificate that takes a few weeks to a couple months to do only shows that you were willing go put time to do it… arguably anyone can get one - I would much rather spend my time doing something I find impactful
Most certificates are a win-more strategy.
The only time they make a difference is on an already impressive profile that makes you think, “How do they have time to do that too?”
PMP is worthless to me. 11/10 times I’d hire someone with more quality experience doing the work.
I almost think it negatively impacts my perception of candidates. Like those who put mba after their name on LinkedIn
Places of employment, roles and projects they’ve led, rapid progression, ability to speak to the experiences effectively.
I glaze over when I see certs unless they’re very technical.
Would highly prefer technical (ML, cloud, data analysis, etc) or business (strategy, M&A, etc) Certs. PMP doesn’t buy you anything in consulting as, by and large, those are the skills you build and master over time. Someone with a PMP is no more or less likely to struggle than a new hire in my opinion. Not so with the other Certs
Highly depends on role. For generalist consulting, anything that is practical data analysis (I.e. excel, alteryx, tableau, powerbi) or visual storytelling or business strategy or finance. If you are consulting in a specific area, target Certs in that area.
Specific Certs are not required unless you are in audit/tax. I view Certs as a way to understand interest and entry points for competency.
Edit: also strongly agree that experience speaks well, but a strong and logical progression of certifications also lends credit to ability (rather than a one off credential that has nothing to do with anything else in your background). Remember, your resume/LinkedIn is a narrative of you experience and specialty. It all has to fit together
I would imagine if you’re FSO practice, then a CFA makes more sense than PMP.
Seeing the letters CFA, makes my eyes bleed and also crushes someone's hopes/dreams.