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Timothy Maciel
Timothy Maciel
10,575 Points
Posted by Timothy Maciel
Timothy Maciel
10,575 Points

So if I complete a track will I get a certificate?

So if I complete a track will I get a certificate? for example I am working on Front End Dev. Will I get a certificate from treehouse saying I did all the work and earn it.

4 Answers

tomd
tomd
16,701 Points
tomd
tomd
16,701 Points

No you wont. Certificates don't really hold a lot of weight when applying for jobs anyway. The knowledge you learn along the way is what matters.

js0801
js0801
30 Points

Then how can you prove to an employer you learned what you said you did?

tomd
tomd
16,701 Points
tomd
tomd
16,701 Points

There are plenty of ways. They could ask you technical questions, ask you to complete a small task/project for them, they might view your portfolio of personal project you've built. In the grand scheme of things certificates mean nothing. Employers want to see real code that you've written and real working applications.

Timothy Maciel
Timothy Maciel
10,575 Points
Timothy Maciel
Timothy Maciel
10,575 Points

ah i see, well thanks for the information.

Melanie Karlik
Melanie Karlik
2,747 Points
Melanie Karlik
Melanie Karlik
2,747 Points

I also think it would be helpful to show that you went through an entire track. It would be nice to show something BEFORE an interview.

Justin Heath
Justin Heath
9,884 Points
Justin Heath
Justin Heath
9,884 Points

I think it would cost treehouse nothing to create digital record that I could have of what I have studied in the track let alone for job purposes. I hope TeamTreehouse reconsiders applying this to their tracks as it is a lot of time and hard work to get through the tracks so some form of documentation would be nice. PS: Thanks treehouse for being here you have helped me loads at what I would consider a reasonable cost, Thanks.