Depending on the partnerships companies have, some places get discounts for having certified technicians hired. Example and data-center with with 5 CCNA employees could get a discount on equipment and or licences. This helps vendors cut down own support calls.
A few places I have applied for wanted me for the certs that I already have,or required me to get on in X amount of time. My present job has a lot of Microsoft Certified techs, in the 5 years I have been there we called Microsoft one time for support. We push for Cisco, CompTIA, and Microsoft Certifications.
Certifications help us look better to new and existing customers. Second vendors know that we would not call them on every little problem.
I think they are better than degrees myself, they help prove you can do the job, but brain dumps are kill the credibility of certifications.
Depending on the partnerships companies have, some places get discounts for having certified technicians hired. Example and data-center with with 5 CCNA employees could get a discount on equipment and or licences. This helps vendors cut down own support calls.
A few places I have applied for wanted me for the certs that I already have,or required me to get on in X amount of time. My present job has a lot of Microsoft Certified techs, in the 5 years I have been there we called Microsoft one time for support. We push for Cisco, CompTIA, and Microsoft Certifications.
Certifications help us look better to new and existing customers. Second vendors know that we would not call them on every little problem.
I think they are better than degrees myself, they help prove you can do the job, but brain dumps are kill the credibility of certifications.