I am of two minds.  In general, the common knowledge is that certs are useless because companies know CERTs have zero signal value for whether you can thrive in the job as the ability to pass some paper test does not indicate or show whether you have the skills to actually do any job with coding required (for data analysis that's SQL/Python for sure among others). That's what I believed until I met a recent boss who did not come from a data science or CS background and just didn't know what they were doing or what they needed.  I am positive she weighted parts of my resume that I thought were irrelevant fluff more heavily than my github repository of data science projects.  So while people in the department you want to be hired in probably won't care one bit about certificates there is always the chance it will help you get past some HR manager or other out of touch manager involved in the process. More on reddit.com

I’ve got grilled by a few when I said Coursera Certs are worthless but the skills you learn aren’t. While the certificates may help, it’s unlikely. More on reddit.com

Yes. I have completed more than 10 specializations and professional certificates since subscribed. I have learnt how to use many tools and gotten good practice with courses that have good assignments. I have been able to add these to my portfolio. My previous jobs had iron clad confidentiality agreements because of how much access I had to company information so I couldn't use my work from those places. I was able to integrate all the new knowledge I acquired and adapt it to my industry. A huge benefit is being able to drop courses I thought I wanted to do and no longer do without losing what I paid for them More on reddit.com

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