Everybody Wins In The Certification Game by Davy Brion You often hear developers complain about the value of certifications. Most certifications are worthless in my opinion, and you sure as hell don’t need to be smart or talented to be able to get certified. The only thing you really need is time. That’s it. So
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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
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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
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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
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By Leslie M Smith Have you been completely confused by all the companies offering a Personal Training Certification? What’s an NCSF Certification or an ACE exam? Are they any good? Why is this so difficult to figure out? When I started learning about becoming a Personal Trainer, I couldn’t believe how unregulated and distributed the
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By Maurisa Westbury According to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the occupational outlook for human resources professionals appears quite promising. Overall projections indicate a growth rate for the job category of about 17% between the years 2006 and 2016. The bureau considers the predicted growth is
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