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Web sites selling actual certification exam questions, brain dumps, paper qualifications attained through certification boot camps, and 100% pass rate guarantees continue to debase the value of many IT certifications. Although many professionals are aware that the certification credentials they hold may have little or no credibility, they often feel forced to pursue them anyway [...]
Certifications: Selling Credibility For Passive Income
by Crystal Williams
That may sound like a hustle—and it can be—but distributing credibility via certifications is totally legitimate and so common that it’s almost invisible. Whether a high school diploma or a college degree, state board license or driver’s license, Social Security card or passport, or any industry certification, the [...]
Bogus Credentials, Fast Food, And The Rise Of The Pseudo-Professionals
by Chris Berry
In virtually every profession, charlatans and frauds occasionally attempt to pass themselves off as legitimate practitioners. Strict licensing requirements make it more difficult in some fields than others, but that doesn’t prevent the truly dedicated scam artist from attempting to cash in on a [...]
Assessing the Integrity of Professional Certifications
By Gaston M. Brant
Use any search engine and type in “fake certification” or a similar term and you will likely find offers for certification credentials in your profession of choice without any skills assessment, training, or experience required – except for a valid credit card. Obviously, entering “fake certification” will [...]
Among certification candidates, employers, and the public, there is a growing awareness that all certification credentials are not created equal. Although still common, especially among the uninformed, general acceptance of certification credentials on face value alone is becoming less so. As more professionals become aware of the issues causing damage the credibility of certification programs, [...]
Certification Demand and Quality is a well thought out analysis on the value of IT certifications. The author’s experiences as an independent developer, employer and make his viewpoint particularly interesting. Although generally critical of most IT certification programs, the author praises a few high-quality programs and explains why they reflect real value in comparison to [...]
Can you really say that? Well, Jesus Diaz did and backs it up with examples. It appears that most of his readers agree with him too.
“If you thought that Geek Squad employees were kind of dumb, well, you may be right. At least, that’s the impression I get by looking at the absolutely stupid [...]
Experienced professionals sound off on the value of IT storage certification programs in this article from ComputerWorld. Read what working pros have to say about the role of certification in hiring, its value as a career enhancement tool, and whether current certification programs are adequately addressing the needs of the IT storage industry.
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This article says out loud what many already know but usually don’t express for fear of ridicule or attack (at least in public anyway). A link to reader comments from the original article is posted at the end.
Note: The following does not represent the opinion of Mark McKinnon. He merely had the good grace to allow [...]
