for youngers Certificate is ok. for olders Certificate and Abilities is a must. Experience a plus.

I think both are so important for job-seekers because : " Certificate " will help the job-seeker to join this job and to win this apportunity be his certifications. But " Abilities " will help him to be creative in his job and will help him to achieve a lot of things in his job and the result of this sure will be that this person will continue in this job and will have a great opportunites for advancement.

A lot depends on abilities and experience. You can only get so far with a certificate. Sure it will help you at first when you're looking for a job. But then you'll get an interview and they'll try to find out what you're able to do. Also, if you're working and you have a proper certificate but your skills are lacking, they will fire you. So...in a competitive labor market you should try and distinguish yourself from the rest. This can be through experience, additional education, special abilities etc.

It depends on the job requirements. They say pretty clearly in job announcements whether they want certificated people or those with certain skills. Personally, I think building up skills might take less time than certificates, as certificates might require course work or testing. Some skills can be used in various fields while certificates are usually specialized. Therefore, in this fickle job market, skills would probably be more important and make you more versatile, allowing you to move between different fields more easily.

Hello, Both . To obtain a certain Certificate you must have learned some skills and developed some abilities during the courses to obtain it.So it is already part of your qualifications and abilities. If you have some other abilities not related to the subject of the certificate that is of course an asset and additional requirements for contemporary jobs. 2 persons with the same Certificate but one that have additional abilities specially if they are required for the applied job would be favored .