- First: Choose what language / platform you want to focus: .Net / MS Technologies? Java? Front-end development? Database? Backend development (including database and/or other persistence means)?
- Check the relevant entities providing certifications.
- Choose/plan carefully your certification path,
- Start taking the courses (most of them are remote, or can be substitute / sped up by buying the right book)
- Propose yourself to the certification exams (so that you can add them to your CV and linkedin profiles). Most exams can now be taken online. There are exams fees (fees vary greatly, starting from a few hundred dollars to... - check if your current company helps you on this or not).
- After successful completion: Update your CVs and your professional profiles.
- If you chose well, new job proposals will be coming under way. Do not miss them.
Examples of certification roadmaps (for Enterprise Application Frameworks):
- Microsoft (includes .Net): https://msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net/media/2016/01/Microsoft_CertRoadmap_Commercial_Dec20162.pdf
- Oracle (includes Java EE): https://education.oracle.com/education/pdf/OracleCertificationProgramDescription.pdf
