Are Certifications Worth It?

0:00Welcome to the Armani Talks podcast, Amir Host, Armani Talks. In this podcast, I'm helping you level up your five soft skills. Public speaking, storytelling, social dynamics, emotional intelligence, and creativity. Five soft skills for the youth to change your life forever, skyrocket your confidence along the way. In today's episode, I am going to be talking about whether or not certifications are worth it. When you think about search, you may think, this is either practical or this is not practical. And I would say that it depends. I think it is always better to get that cert rather than not get a cert. And nowadays, whenever you are telling people you're thinking about getting a cert, someone makes a comment like, yeah, but collecting certs are not going to do it for you. You need experience. Obviously, it's very similar to when you're talking about the power of motivation. Someone is like, well, yeah, motivation is not going to do it for you. It's discipline that's going to take you to the finish line. Da, discipline is needed.

1:01But let's not marginalize the importance of motivation. You know how many times I did not want to do something. And then I decided to play a motivational video. It gave me the energy to work hard. It's needed. And likewise, with certs, it showcases that you care about something. If I see two people, one has experience and a cert, and the other person just has experience, I am going to choose the person with experience plus the cert. I'm not telling you to drop everything just to get a cert. But there will be a poll that you are feeling at certain stages of your life when you are ready to level up. And it is one of the coolest things to level up. Because there are people that are talking about smoking cigarettes, drinking, partying, they think that's cool. But that's not cool. What's cool in your 30s, your 40s and 50s is to expand your education in a way where you know it is going to lead to more opportunities.

2:05If one of your friends are thinking about getting a cert, obviously make them do their homework. But if there's that strong poll, I want you to make sure you encourage that person. And if you are at that stage of your life right now, or you're thinking, should I get that cert? If you have that poll for it, or you are educating yourself left and right regarding it, then go ahead, my friend. Get that cert. Thank you very much for joining me and we'll get you next time.