Is this good or bad?

Interesting perspective Rob. I can see what you are saying. When I look at you taking this exam, is it fair to say that anyone could pass it, I don't think so. You have worked in IT for years I think, so will have picked up a ton along the way and despite not being a PM, working for a PM on a project, gives you a really good idea about what they get up to, arranging resources in the right order, running the calls and looking at the spend. I'd take it as a compliment that you know so much now, you could turn your hand to several roles. I think most would probably fail that exam with no study and without your experience mate. That or you're just really really smart ha ha

 

Exactly mate, what's wrong with someone learning a set path for a technology then testing how much of it they have retained by taking an exam, which then gets them something that says the vendor of said exam agree that the person is more than proficient in said technology.

Loads of industries need these things, electricians, medics, welders. It just proves you've put the hours in doesn't it

 

Sadly the cheating is quite sickening isn’t it. It devalues the hard work that we all do to pass these certifications. I agree that someone being certified isn’t a guarantee of their quality for that reason. I would say though that someone who is talented with experience can help to make themselves stand out from similar talented people. On my team we pass these to confirm to ourselves that we’ve still got it ha ha. I don’t know about you but I often get to the stage where I don’t know what I know. I have to go into a situation and speak to people for it to come out

 

Its an entry level cert and you have some project experience so nothing unusual for you to pass.

I wouldn’t listen too much to the guys saying negative things about certs – everyone finds their own way in their career and if they think certs are not for them that’s fair enough.