This Week In AWS Community: When You’re On The Inside

Hey everybody! I am back with an all-new weekly installment; but, this issue will be different. You, see, normally, I talk about myself, the program and anything up and coming regarding Amazon Web Services (AWS). However, this week will be about this new phenomenon that’s happening in Black Tech Twitter about certifications and getting into tech.

I am speaking from someone who is actually doing something in FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google). A lot of these Black Tech Twitter people, even if they’re working in tech aren’t in FAANG. Furthermore, I have been programming, coding , developing (whatever you want to call it) since 1993 in high school. I think after 28 years of something, I am pretty well versed.

Recently there are a whole of tweets saying that you don’t need a tech certification to get a 6-figure job only to be followed by pushing for people to get certifications. This contradiction is why I am writing this article.

Certifications are third-party, impartial arbiters. It is not what I think (partial) or HR preference (partial) but some organization independent of the process. Companies don’t want to get sued by an internal employee who feels that he is passed over for the job.