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Are there any professional software engineering certifications?

Are there any industry certifications for software engineering/development like there is A+, Network+, etc from Comptia? I think there's a Microsoft one for Visual Studio and C# and a Java one, do any of those suffice to get you a Software Engineer gig, or at least help to some degree?

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    I agree with the people posting that they're largely useless. However, in cases where the company is looking for some Microsoft certification, like their various partner programs (https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/us/Pages/index.aspx), you will occasionally find situations where a developer has left them below their magic point watermark and might give an edge to someone who is certified over someone who isn't. Years ago, I was asked at an interview if I'd be willing to spend time taking certification tests, and it was specifically because they were worried about their numbers falling too low in the near future.  (I did take the job and the eventuality never came up, for what it's worth.)

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I've had jobs where I needed to manage the acquisition of new developers, and I've never seen any certification that would - by itself - convince me to hire you. I always base my hiring on a combination of experience, education, and personality. Experience is the most valuable factor, but far from the only one. I've even hired someone with no experience because of their education and personality. They simply convinced me that it would not be much of a burden to bring them up to speed.

Charles Stanley

I completely ignore them when I'm hiring developers. Useless pieces of paper that doesn't say much whether someone's worth hiring or not.

Lee Provoost

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/certification-overview.aspx Those are the Microsoft ones.  On their own they're typically not enough to get a job.

Eric Wise

The IEEE Computer Society's Certified Software Development Professional certification is a good well rounded exam, but can only be taken after one has 4 years of professional experience. It's based on their Software Engineering Body of Knowledge. Since you need experience, it won't get you a gig, but once you have one, it will help show your advancement.

John Haller

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