MCSA Office 365 certification

Hi Keith,

I did the MCSA: Office 365 Cert last year - more so as a challenge to myself to write some exams again - and I actually learned a few bits I might not have worked with daily - and then there's all the PowerShell fun!  ;-)   When I got my MCSE in 1997 it certainly opened up doors for me - especially as a woman - but today I know there are several conflicting views on certification.

One thing about the MSCA is that the exam requirements changed frequently in the short time I wrote the two exams - a month apart!  My takeaway from writing the MS exams again - for myself - is that I won't do them anymore. I've been working with MS products since the early 90's - so have the experience - and as we all know it is continuous updates to the Office 365 suite versus back then - let alone only a few short years ago. The exam requirements will constantly change.

I work with Microsoft 365/Azure daily in my role - yes I am a "Jill of all Trades" as a result of this so instead of doing exams/certs I have chosen to focus on Microsoft Teams. I did consider adding some Cloud Security certs into the loop but at the end of the day I had to pick my battle - and again that is Teams.

The cert might help....as others have said to get that interview, etc.  In the meantime it sounds like you're already working with/or have exposure to O365/Azure - keep digging into these products...there are tons of free online resources/courses for learning....do the networking...attend online/in person conferences...perhaps volunteer to talk at events, user groups, etc. and keep impressing them in the office!  :-) 

Hope this somehow helps - cheers!