I would argue that any certification that's based on answering questions is not going to be very useful.
In the past, RHCE fetched you a job because to get it, you had to demonstrate practical knowledge. Nowadays, RHCE is definitely not enough for a job, but I'd argue it's a much better indicator of knowledge than something where you answer multiple-choice questions.
I'd go for something like CK{A,AD,S} unless you're trying to break into the industry and have no CS knowledge (in which case these AWS/GCP certificates can probably get you an entry-level tech support position in some companies).
As a side note, when interviewing people, I've not given much weight to the certs. A few weeks ago, I got excited about a candidate who passed CKAD. When I asked the candidate about their opinion (!) about pros and tradeoffs when dealing with distributed systems, they could not answer.
I'd argue that passing CKx when you know nothing about distributed applications/systems is counterproductive (because it'll make me ask about that thinking that I'm helping the candidate with some easy questions to break the ice).
In the past, RHCE fetched you a job because to get it, you had to demonstrate practical knowledge. Nowadays, RHCE is definitely not enough for a job, but I'd argue it's a much better indicator of knowledge than something where you answer multiple-choice questions.
I'd go for something like CK{A,AD,S} unless you're trying to break into the industry and have no CS knowledge (in which case these AWS/GCP certificates can probably get you an entry-level tech support position in some companies).
As a side note, when interviewing people, I've not given much weight to the certs. A few weeks ago, I got excited about a candidate who passed CKAD. When I asked the candidate about their opinion (!) about pros and tradeoffs when dealing with distributed systems, they could not answer.
I'd argue that passing CKx when you know nothing about distributed applications/systems is counterproductive (because it'll make me ask about that thinking that I'm helping the candidate with some easy questions to break the ice).