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Cert Information and News
Seeking the truth on certification for all industries
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 [...]
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 [...]
