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kateskitty:
You know how some companies can be with their, must be a graduate and completed NYSC with 5 years experience.
So to be safe, have your degree. The certification gives you an edge.

Please I have a cousin looking for an IT security entry position.
Please if you know of any openings, PM me

abeg where the location dey??

Both

I have a colleague, very sharp PHP programmer, sound SQL Server administrator with all sorts of certification but no degree and he is seriously limited in his career. IMO, get degree, then experience, after which u can go for multiple certifications. Follow this advise and thank me latter.

I dispute this because I have seen an ICAN certified student who gained a job before his degree paper

soldierdollar:
Certification without a degree is like building a house in the air.

None of the above.
Your skills are what matters. The only question to ponder about in an IT interview:

What have you done and what can you do?

kateskitty:
You know how some companies can be with their, must be a graduate and completed NYSC with 5 years experience.
So to be safe, have your degree. The certification gives you an edge.

Please I have a cousin looking for an IT security entry position.
Please if you know of any openings, PM me

What kinda security?

kkristo7a:
abeg where the location dey??

Location for what

Both are very important but you'll need both because a certificate alone might get you a job but your career ceiling won't be very high because in most organizations especially in Nigeria there are certain levels and cadre you won't be able to go beyond without a degree, and someone with a degree and less practical knowledge might come and be your boss,but a combination of both will give you a solid edge

geekybabe:
What kinda security?

He has
Security+
ISO27001
CISSP training

iihtNigeria:
Certification or Degree, which one do you think has more weight in IT? Please comment.

None!

Skills, wit and smart application of IT knowledge is the only thing that count.

An IT certified slowpoke spent 2 days writing code for a loan calculator to embed on a website.

Whereas, someone else just got a free online loan calculator and pasted the source code in 2 minutes.

Austin234:
I dispute this because I have seen an ICAN certified student who gained a job before his degree paper

Let's look at the bigger picture. An O'level holder with a certification cannot be considered for the post of GM of a company over BSC/B.eng holders with/without certification .

You'll get a job quite all right but will your certification alone qualify you for for jobs requiring only graduates ? Don't deceive yourself . Certification is important but you'll definitely be limited .

kateskitty:
He has
Security+
ISO27001
CISSP training

Ok. Dats a good one. He shud reach out to digitaljewels, cwg, pwc, or other IT sec or IT consulting firms
He shud not wait for job adverts. He needs his skills be developed. But with CISSP he'd get an opening. Send me a mail.


I'll remove my email soon.

Don't let anyone deceive you.

Degree helps you pass the door but certification will keep you inside

I'm into IT with postgraduate degree & Certifications. The most important requirements in IT without regard to Nigeria is what you have done or can do. Let's face the truth, not everyone with certification knows much. Certification is just an initial criteria. However, you may grow very slowly position wise without degree, which will indicate you have the required analytical and problem solving skills, among others needed for Management role

Get a degree, start gaining work experience and accelerate your skill level with relevant certifications. You can never go wrong with this strategy!

soldierdollar:
Let's look at the bigger picture. An O'level holder with a certification cannot be considered for the post of GM of a company over BSC/B.eng holders with/without certification .

You'll get a job quite all right but will your certification alone qualify you for for jobs requiring only graduates ? Don't deceive yourself . Certification is important but you'll definitely be limited .

if you re good,you are good.
I don't have time looking at your certificate.

(1.)Certification, (2.)knowing the subject matter and (3.)experience are the most important thing in IT. A degree would also be handy, but not necessarily an IT/Computer Science related degree, although certain jobs demand it. However, if you don't care about working for any company fulltime, then (2.)knowing the subject matter and (3.)experience are the most important!

i am currently a computer science student,it still baffles me on where to work after my degree...

prospero5:
it depends on the type of paper each is made with.

yaf kill me with lafta

in ICT, get more professional certifications, but let a good BSc be your foundation. more importantly, get the skills

geekybabe:
Ok. Dats a good one. He shud reach out to digitaljewels, cwg, pwc, or other IT sec or IT consulting firms
He shud not wait for job adverts. He needs his skills be developed. But with CISSP he'd get an opening. Send me a mail.


I'll remove my email soon.

Got it. Thanks so much, he'll email you soon.

it depend on course sometimes. As electrical man, you have degree without skill or training experience. you just dey der on your own

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mmsen:
You don't learn how to solve problems by sitting through lectures or classes, you learn by doing.

If I'm looking for a programmer I'm looking to see past projects not how much time you spent sat in class.

Kaeyzo:
Actually Certificate: Certificate gives you Many Skills while Degree gives academic qualification. I'm IT student but I had to enrolled certificates to learned Programming languages

Many skills ba wo Pls lets not mis-inform people, I am final year I.T student and based on that can categorically say Degree Certificate only shows you passed through the curriculum of a University/Higher institution regarding your discipline while certification shows and your expertise/proficiency in certain areas of your discipline

FYI, most I.T/Computer Science students, especially those in their finals get confused when it comes to choosing a career path.Certification instills some level of confidence in an individual cuz it shows your prowess about a particular aspect of computing

In my field of specialization ( Marine Engineering)

Experience gets you the job first

Then Certification (CoC for officers and Watching Keeping Certificates for ratings)

Degree is not needed for sea work at all, Even if you have PH.d without your Certificate of Competency you gonna work as the lowest rank onboard a ship

richard870:
Many skills ba wo Pls lets not mis-inform people, I am final year I.T student and based on that can categorically say Degree Certificate only shows you passed through the curriculum of a University/Higher institution regarding your discipline while certification shows and your expertise/proficiency in certain areas of your discipline

FYI, most I.T/Computer Science students, especially those in their finals get confused when it comes to choosing a career path.Certification instills some level of confidence in an individual cuz it shows your prowess about a particular aspect of computing

am at this confuse state now

iihtNigeria:
Certification or Degree, which one do you think has more weight in IT? Please comment.

Degree first and Certification to follow so as to prepare yourself for the real world and be ahead of your pearls

They are both good. However, experience and skill is the best. With experience and skill, certification and degree can come later.

Hasino2258:
am at this confuse state now

Pls don't be... ever heard of, 'Big Data ? .Kindly visit www. bigdatauniversity.com and enrol for a course.

I'm sure you will find something to build on as the platform gives badges (a form of certification) on successful completion of modules

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