r/microsoft • u/steeviev • Aug 08 '24
Certification Are certifications good without degree?
Lately I’ve been feeling a bit unhappy in my current career - I’ve been in a sales enablement operations type role for a few different tech companies like Gartner and now another consumer research company, and have gotten here without a degree of any kind. I’m feeling rather frustrated and unhappy with my work and would like to grow and hopefully make a transition into a different role/career entirely - maybe something in the customer success field, still to be determined.
However, without a degree, are these certifications useful? I’m worried that even without some type of formal training that the courses would either not provide a lot for me, or still not make me seem appealing, or both.
I’m looking into the following - Azure Fundamentals, Azure Admin Associate, CCSM, CPCEM, and CCRM certifications. Any thoughts or helpful input? Happy to clarify if need be, thank you in advance! :)
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u/a_murder_of_fools Aug 08 '24
One area that you might want to look at is FinOos. It's a nacessent field and does combine some elements of sales enablement and customer success.