What IT certification is most valuable without job experience? [closed]

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I'm trying to change vocations towards IT. I'm learning JAVA, SQL, and other things, but I have no job experience or formal education (other than a math Ph.D.)

I know that certifications only go so far, but I was curious which certifications might be the most valuable for a first IT job?

To clarify my question:

Oracle certification + Zero Oracle experience = 0% chance of Oracle DBA job.

Perhaps, though:

[foobar certification] + Zero IT job experience = nonzero chance of entry IT job?

Please give specific suggestions of certifications that you would consider relevant towards an entry-level IT job.

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