Would Certifications Benefit Me?

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Would Certifications Benefit Me? 2017-07-20 03:17:23 Post No. 2832029
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Would Certifications Benefit Me? Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:17:23 Post No. 2832029 [Report]

Hello /biz/, this might not be the best place to ask, but I'll give it a shot.

So I've been freelancing for about a year now and have had great success. I've been doing projects involving a lot of different skills.

>JavaScript + Frameworks
>HTML CSS shit
>Java
>C++
>PostgreSQL
>Heroku
>AWS

I've been successful but I'm finally starting to look into employment that isn't freelance. I got about 7 reputable projects under my belt from local businesses to much bigger.

My question is, should I just go right into a Jr Dev position and take a shit ass pay opposed to my freelancing, or would it be more beneficial to take my current dev experience and pick up my CompTIA Network+ and A+, or AWS certifications and head the route of solutions architect or maybe an IT manager? How much will my dev experience play in to a good salary with certifications? Or will I start off just as low on the totem as opposed to just Jr Deving it out?

Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:18:32 Post No.2832037
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Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:18:32 Post No.2832037 [Report]

>>2832029
Question is do you want to be a developer or a sysadmin?

Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:22:20 Post No.2832064
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Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:22:20 Post No.2832064 [Report]

>>2832037
I'm looking at this purely financially because I would love to do either. If I make more going a sysadmin route, I would rather pursue that. If it's better for me to just stay in my current position though because the other route changes none of that, then I'll do that instead.

Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:40:02 Post No.2832168
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Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:40:02 Post No.2832168 [Report]

>>2832064
Wouldn't hurt. Also experience plays out more than certificates.

Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:45:53 Post No.2832214
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Anonymous 2017-07-20 03:45:53 Post No.2832214 [Report]

>>2832064
Developing and sysadmining are very different. You need good people skills and some management capability to be sysadmin.
Devs actually earn a bit more.
You should try getting into a normal (non-junior) dev position. If you really know how to code and pass their test they will hire you easily.

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