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Certification suggestions for a bachelor graduating student
Hello guys just wanted some suggestions for taking the certification as I have not done the cloud practitioner certification but I have used some aws services(10-12) and have some therory about cloud architectures and services as I had to do some units in uni. Is it possible to go straight into the solution architect cert ? I am currently planning to get into cloud development roles and want something to stand out on my resume. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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Go straight to Solutions Architect Associate
See https://www.reddit.com/r/AWSCertifications/s/uK5OzXDBJa
Well what about a Uni student ? Is taking the SAA-c03 worth it now ? I have some knowledge in AWS but I doubt I can go practice some AWS services in the near future
https://www.reddit.com/r/AWSCertifications/s/pb0OTkGRY1
See the links from above for basic / intermediate free options to learn that I recommend for students to start with and do SAA closer to graduation
Completely possible if you had some scratch with AWS during your course. Solutions Architect Associate is generally considered the easiest of the Associates and costs a few 150 bucks.
Whether or not it actually makes you stand out is another question. As a junior you're unlikely to be doing any genuine Solutions Architect work or specifically cloud development.
Thanks for the suggestions. Is there any other certifications or anything that would you recommend for my resume to stand out.
I think you can start with SAA, I highly recommended Adrian Cantrill's course:
https://learn.cantrill.io/p/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-saa-c03?affcode=212820_lcml9lnh
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