Career-Oriented Certifications for Graduates

[Junaid Tahir]

Career-Oriented Certifications for Graduates What to Get, Why It Matters, and How to Start

Career-Career-Oriented Certifications for Graduates: What to Get, Why It Matters, and How to Start

Table of Contents

1. Career-Oriented Certifications for Graduates What to Get, Why It Matters, and How to Start
   1. Why certifications (on top of your degree) matter
   2. How to approach this (especially if you’re still in college)
   3. Universal & Business-Core Certifications (great for any major)
   4. Data, Analytics, BI & Visualization
   5. Cloud & IT Foundations
   6. Cybersecurity (beginner-friendly first steps)
   7. Software, Product & Digital
   8. Marketing & “T-shape” Skills
   9. Picking the right mix (quick paths)
   10. FAQs (fast reality checks)
   11. What to do this week (simple plan)
   12. Recommended Articles:

Why certifications (on top of your degree) matter

• Signal real, verifiable skills. Recruiters can trust standardized exams more than vague project lines on a CV.
• Bridge the “experience gap.” Entry-level certs map to hands-on tasks (dashboards, tickets, cloud basics), so you can discuss concrete skills in interviews.
• Open doors to internships and junior roles. Many HR filters keyword-match on cert names.
• You can start while studying. Tackle 1–2 modules a week in your final year; by graduation, you’ll have recognizably marketable credentials.

How to approach this (especially if you’re still in college)

• Semester plan: pick one foundational cert per term (mix tech + business + soft skills).
• Portfolio > paper: pair each cert with a tiny project (e.g., a Power BI report, GA4 analysis, a Scrum board).
• Leverage student pricing: many vendors discount student IDs or offer free learning paths.
• Prioritize “vendor official.” When possible, prefer the issuer’s official exam or training.

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Thoughts on Blaming Ulma (Religious Leaders)

It is a quite common trend that when a crime happens in society, the accountability is transferred to ulma.

People do crime due to 2 reasons mainly.

1- No fear of God.

2- No Fear of Law of getting penalized for the crime

With 9-10 percent of muslims going to masjid and 1-2 percent of them having really good relations with Ulma in terms of getting knowledge/wisdom, the expectation of positive outcome because of ulma on the society is over optimistic.

The remaining 90-95 percent of people have to be controlled by the rule of law. Hence the question to improve the overall condition of any country should be raised to law enforcement departments.

Someone might say, we have millions of people going to jalsa or hajj, my response is that it is still 1-5 percent of the overall population. Do the math yourself :)