Certifications

Most people who are already in the workplace understand the importance of professional certifications in solidifying job skills and as an integral part of job searches. If you have ever done a job search on websites like monster.com, you will have seen job listings that have a sort of laundry list of certifications that are either required or desired elements for the mentioned job opening.

The following links support your search for certifications that may be of value in your original job search and overall career success.

Overall Certifications search tool (by profession)

• https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Training/find-certifications.aspx

Specific jobs:

Human Resources

• https://www.hrci.org/our-programs/what-is-hrci-certification
• https://www.hrci.org/our-programs/which-certification-is-right-for-you
• https://www.shrm.org/certification/about/aboutshrmcertification/Pages/SHRM-CP.aspx


Project Management

•  https://www.pmi.org/certifications/types/project-management-pmp

Sales

• https://www.sandler.com/no-guts-no-gain

Helpdesk (computing related)

• https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/a
• https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/network


Network engineer or admin

• https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications/associate.html
• https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications/professional.html
• https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications/expert.html

Software:

• Salesforce admin https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/credentials/administratoroverview
• Hubspot  – https://academy.hubspot.com/certification-overview
  ◦ Sales
  ◦ Content marketing
  ◦ Inbound
  ◦ Social Media
• Google

  ◦ Publisher – https://publisheruniversity.withgoogle.com/splash/en/index.html
  ◦ Analytics – 
https://analytics.google.com/analytics/academy/
  ◦ Adwords
  • Overview – https://www.adwordsrobot.com/en/blog/complete-guide-to-google-adwords-certification–tips—tricks–tutorials–and-study-resources
  • https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9029201?hl=en&visit_id=636931074901414496-959184992&rd=1
  • https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/07/07/adwords-certification-test
  • https://landing.google.com/academyforads/#?modal_active=none
• Adobe
  • https://training.adobe.com/certification/exams.html#p=1
  • https://training.adobe.com/training/courses.html
• Microsoft
  • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/browse-all-certifications.aspx