Several
times in my career I’ve followed the playbook of earning a certification on my
own time and with my own money, all without letting my employer in on my
intentions. After I earned the
certification, I would forward them the email confirmation or let them know
verbally (or just hang it on my office wall without saying anything.) In these scenarios, you can start to see the
wheels turn as they wonder when you completed the certification, why you’re
improving yourself and what your intentions are.
By
obtaining a certification while you’re working, either in the cybersecurity
field or not, obtaining a certification can get your employer to take
notice. In many cases, this can give you
leverage.
At
some point, money must become a factor in any career decision, and here it
is. Certifications can be helpful in
providing a cybersecurity professional with leverage to negotiate a raise or
promotion. This is why so many
certification providers try to tie their certifications to pay rates. Of course, there are many other factors
involved in whether a certification can lead to a raise for you but can be
worth the effort to try to use a certification as a bargaining chip for higher
pay.
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