Hello everyone, I am Lao Yang.
Recently, the project is really busy, and the content has been written less. It really means that I can’t do what I want. I’m getting older, and I can’t compare with my young self.
The more time you spend with colleagues and leaders, the more you will inevitably talk about this year's employment environment.
I don't mention it, many people are beating drums in their hearts.
Last time, Lao Xu just sent an analysis post to the general environment. If you want to watch it, you can also switch channels and take a look. What should you do in this environment: "55,000 layoffs, the Internet worker industry is still going to this point "
Today, I'm going back to the topic, let's talk about how the value of the certificate has changed in this case.
Many people think that research is an investment just like buying stocks.
At this time, is it too risky to make such an investment?
In fact, this concern is understandable, so I want to chat with you, from the perspective of the market, how much is the current certificate worth and how much is the price.
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01 In the eyes of HR, how much is the IE certificate worth?
Before talking about this issue, we actually need to know the development of the entire environment.
Although the external environment has been emphasizing two key points, "layoffs" and "salary cuts", from the overall situation, most of the protagonists of these two words are recruited from the previous expansion.
After 1-2 years of cleaning, the company has seen the good seedlings inside, and the remaining batch is naturally vulnerable to cost reduction and efficiency increase.
Therefore, at the current point in time, layoffs and salary cuts are not "indiscriminate attacks", but selective.
It is definitely unrealistic for you to say that Internet workers are still in a period of rapid development, but is there still room for them?
There must be.
Since there is room for development, there is naturally room for bargaining, and if there is room for bargaining, it means that the value is still there.
So, HRs, what is your attitude towards IE certificates?
Many people think that the resumes that HR reads are all xx certificates. They must be numb, and they don’t feel the certificates, right?
Let me give you the simplest example. In the eyes of HR, the IE certificate is to them the feeling of our workers watching ChatGPT4.0, you know?
Originally interviewing an internet worker, HR had to know a little bit of technology in order to understand the needs of the employing department and highlight your professionalism during the interview.
Now, as long as you use the IE certificate card to apply for a job, this matter is much simpler. With a certificate, the technology should not be bad.
This not only improves the speed of HR screening resumes, but also improves the efficiency of talent mining.
Isn't this the same reason as we use intelligent AI? We don't know how to throw it to it and let it help us filter and make decisions. Isn't that ok?
From this perspective, will HR prefer job seekers with IE certificates?
But through such a screening mode, in their eyes, the IE certificate is no longer within the scope of the proposition of "valuable or not", but just a tool.
So, you said, who does the value of IE certificates depend on?
02 Who does the value of IE certificate depend on?
Of course, apart from the problem of HR's own work efficiency, from the perspective of employing people, does your leader think the IE certificate is valuable?
It has been six or seven years since I was promoted to management, and I personally feel that I still have a say.
For me, when I can see the resume for my department's recruitment, it is already the second round, and the initial screening is done by HR.
This means that due to efficiency issues, the HR department will screen talents through certificates in advance, so it can be said that 100% of the resumes I see have IE certificates.
Under the premise that all applicants have the same certificate, for me, what I look at more is the resume, the overall project experience, whether the details are in place, how much technology is mastered, and how much understanding .
If you look at my whole idea, you will know that at least the IE certificate does not mean much to me, because everyone I see already has a certificate.
However, this phenomenon can reflect a situation, that is:
In the whole industry, it has been recognized that IE certificate is a prerequisite for high-quality network engineers, which shows its value.
But in the eyes of your immediate leaders in the employing department, is the IE certificate valuable?
Yes, but not many.
Leaders are more interested in how much you have done and how well you have done, rather than a flashy piece of paper.
In the case that the market still has room for development, the overall industry is developing steadily, and what is bred in this environment must be something "upward".
For example, technologies that allow the industry to develop faster and better, ways for companies to find high-quality talents faster, and ways for job seekers to master skills faster.
These are all gradually born to make the industry better.
This is how IE certificates were born, which is why IE certificates have been sought after by everyone, and now they are somewhat flooded.
This is the same as the Apple mobile phone, which is obviously quite expensive, but it is indeed reduced to an arcade. Is it because the Apple mobile phone is not easy to use? Certainly not.
In the same way, the value of the IE certificate itself, in my opinion, has not gradually depreciated due to the increasing number of certificate holders.
To put it bluntly, it is not the certificate that really depreciates, but the certified network worker.
So, let's change our thinking again. From your personal point of view, that is, from the perspective of a job seeker, is the IE certificate still worth it?
From the above points, you can draw a clear conclusion -
The certificate is no longer a question of whether it is valuable or not, it is already one of the necessary conditions for entering a high-quality enterprise.
HR screening resumes requires efficiency;
Leaders screen resumes based on ability;
Then you start from these two points.
If HR needs efficiency, you'd better meet his work efficiency. An IE certificate can satisfy his efficiency and improve your job search response speed.
However, certificates are never everything.
If you want to find a high-paying, decent network job, you must have the ability to match it, and the IE certificate is just an external manifestation of the ability.
With the expansion of organization scale and network scale, the proportion of reliance on network engineers' own capabilities gradually decreases, and the proportion of reliance on tools and processes gradually increases.
If you want to develop upward, you can't just rely on a single network skill. For example, you also need:
(1) IT management process: ITIL, ISO20000 Yihe
(2) Project management: PMP, PRINCE2 network management
(3) Network management tools: open source, commercial, self-developed management capabilities
Therefore, the ability composition of an excellent network worker requires training + certificate + practical experience + efficient tool use ability, comprehensively.
So, having said that, among these points, training is the first choice- yes, it is institutional training that many people think is very tasteless.
There are many self-taught network engineers who have even obtained IE certificates. I have encountered several among my fans.
I have never said that self-study is not a good way, but let's look at it from another angle:
If you want to learn a new technology, do you have seniors who are more experienced than you guide you to learn it well, or should you learn it slowly by yourself?
If this senior has a clear teaching plan and practice question bank, he can also share with you the detours he has taken, his efficient learning methods, and his management experience...
He may be much older than you. He will tell you his industry knowledge in advance, so that you can understand what technology is most needed by the enterprise at present, and what technology is rare, so you don’t need to learn it.
Because of his old age, he can even help you plan your future employment direction, introduce you to the big names in the industry, and slowly accumulate your own technical contacts.
How do you compare with self-study?
Perhaps this is what a good training institution should look like.
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