In my experience, there are three kinds of people who get certified: 1) The highly competent who happened to be bored an afternoon and got one as a joke, or just to check how easy it was to get one, or as a result of a stupid bet. These people usually never mention their certifications on their resumes. 2) The competent people who were forced by their company to get certified for whatever reason. If you ask them they’ll tell you, and it might be on their resumes, but as a footnote. 3) Finally, the incompetent people, who think the certifications are actually worth anything. They’ll proudly highlight what they got, thinking other people will be impressed. When hiring, this is obviously a strong negative marker.
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This pretty well meshes with my observations.
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