I’m Sorry About Your Worthless Business Analyst Certification A short but nicely done writeup based on a forum post contrasting the value of Business Analyst certifications to traditional education and experience.  The short of the article?  Currently, available Business Analyst-specific certifications don’t provide many career enhancing benefits – they haven’t been in existence long enough
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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
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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. For the
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IT certification test fraud is a growing problem.  This article describes the situation, the players, and what is being done to combat it.  An interesting article on a little-known but serious issue. “For the first time ever, companies that develop and administer IT certification exams are working together to combat a problem that has largely
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Review of SEO Certifications provides a critical and hard-hitting review of several SEO Certification programs illustrating how shady operations, questionable standards, and inexperienced quick buck fraudsters carrying SEO certification credentials can damage an industry, its reputable practitioners, and its customers. A must read for anyone considering SEO certification.  Go to the article, Review of SEO
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