Videos
I’m currently in my undergrad and have been lucky enough to get access to a datacamp subscription for the past year through a student org in my college. I learnt a lot through there and still am, python, ML/DL, and now R. There’s an option where you can post these certificates to your linkedin saying you completed a course on it. I thought this would be a great way to show recruiters what i have been learning. At one point I was putting every single one that I have completed and realized it may look kind of annoying to recruiters. Like is seeing “Time Series Analysis in Python” and like 8 other more certificates obnoxious? You think maybe a few which are more general to my interests would make it better as opposed to putting all of them?
Eh, I would stick to listing a couple. I'm taking the Data Science in R Datacamp career track and I certainly would not list all 19 courses on linkedin. I would list the final certificate for the track once I'm finished, and maybe highlight a couple of the courses that look particularly impressive (machine learning).
Put all of them. I think there's an area for certificates. Or if you're talking about the recent activity messages i think thats fine too. I wouldn't put it in your bio section though.
If you dont share everything that could set you apart recruiters won't know.
Right now, I'm filing all of my completed courses and diplomas under the "Licenses & Certifications" section, and once I have completed a skill/career track, I remove the courses from the "Licenses & Certifications" section to consolidate them under the "Education" section using link shorteners, providing links to the related courses.
I'm not trying to make it look like DataCamp is comparable to formal education, however I do want recruiters to understand that I have a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
So, what's the consensus ? I don't want to do a numerical faux-pas.
I just finished the “Data Analysis With SQL Server Track,” on DataCamp (consists of 11 courses). Is this worth sharing on LinkedIn? If so, what do you think an appropriate message would be?
I know some people don't care for them, but I think a little bit can go a long way.
I suppose it depends on the certificate?
Maybe one should not put too many certificates there? Just link the most relevant ones and review and "play it by ear" as necessary?
Ultimately, just practicing as much as one can and learning will be helpful, of course. (Work experience, project experience, etc)