I read computer science, I don't have any certification yet, but I want experience [closed]

Everybody in my school seems to be crazy about certification. A lot are not going for their internship, but rather certification. I'm doing my intership and I'm gaining lots of experience in the Engineering aspect. But I can't go for certification yet, I don't even know which one to go for. But is it difficult to get job after school without being certified?

In my experience, certifications are what you get when you don't have experience, because they show evidence to a base skill level. Once you've got a few years of experience, your certifications are less important than what you've accomplished and what skills you've got.

I should say that I've really only worked for small companies, where getting things done is more important than impressing HR. I don't particularly care about college degrees for administrators, either.

Certifications and/or Internships I think can help 'get you in the door' ( get invited for a phone or live interview ). Which you choose is probably less important than how you use them.

If you choose to get certifications, you want to do more than just learn how to pass the test. Try to take each concept you learn for the certification one level deeper and learn how the concepts actually work on a lower level. Also, try to set up some sort of lap with it. You could also blog about it as a way of studying and building something else for your resume. If you just do certifications, you might lack the experience to answer some questions in an interview that are about how you handled a social situation at work or applied your knowledge.

If you choose the internship route, try to get the most out of it. Really study the choices the company has made in their IT setup, code language choice, etc.. and why they made these choices. Again you could blog about what you learn, just be careful you are not writing about anything the company would not want you to publish it.

If you can do both, do that. Whatever you end up doing, you will need to demonstrate technical curiosity, intelligence, and good social skills in your interview. All the internships and certifications won't get you what you are after if you don't show that. The fact that you are concerned with which route to chose shows you are probably on the right track.

If you're getting a BS in a related field, you don't really need any certifications to get a decent job unless you have a very specific target that requires one.

Good grades, some interesting side projects, and a strong understanding of the fundamentals of your industry are generally sufficient.

There's no shortcut to being good at a job, it requires knowledge, smarts and experience, ideally in equal part, you need all three to be great.