Certifications
Certification: My wife is about to be a lawyer, is good at tech (used to do support at medical co.), but wants a cert for her résumé. I know they're crap, but lawyers don't. What would be a good certification for this?
Also, if she graduated from an accredited American law school, she will most likely be taking the Multistate Bar Exam[1] soon which then grants her the ability to practice in multiple states depending on her MBE score. This will also be something of note she can state on her résumé that employers will value.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_examination#Multistate_Bar...
I doubt an A+ cert would be much use as people are suggesting. (which is for computer technicians - the people that replace hard drives, network cards, etc).
Any cert will need an explanation: "I have this A+ so I would know what the forensic techs are talking about" or "This CCISO has given me insight in understanding the liability our clients really take on -- and what is ridiculous. And I can explain it to a judge."
A couple of comments like that and then everybody will point to her and say, "she's the go-to expert on X!"
If it's about learning something, I guess she should pursue what she's interested in.
All that said, A+ is what I consider a good "entry level" certification. It's not hard, but it's also not possible to bullshit your way through without knowing something. Most CompTIA are like this. Also good are MS Professional certs, Red Hat, VMWare, and Cisco. There are definitely others, depending on the area, but those are a few that I see often that most would consider legitimate (meaning you don't have to just go through motions to get them).
[1] https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-developer-ass...
Depending upon what type of law she is planning to go into:
- A+ is targeted at basic devices and operating systems (think: very basic tech support)
- Network+ is basic networking
- Security+ is basic security
etc.
Probably the best way to start.
get a job?
"In" tech?
As a lawyer?
As a patent lawyer?
HR lawyer?
Does she want a job as a programmer?
There are lots of certifications (as you well know), so people need to know more about the goal.
Really, if she is working as a lawyer, I don't think a particular certification will give her more credibility. Given what you said, a design certificate might give her a leg up in Trademark law.
If she is going to work with code itself, I would definitely learn as much git as I can. She can diff a few files, and get a feel for how much people borrow and fork when it comes to code.
Those are the ideas I have but she probably knows more about it than I do, from your description.
:)