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I suspect that they help in getting past the prescreening filters in HR departments. I'm not sure that they do much beyond that, though.
by jsight 7y ago
I suspect that they help in getting past the prescreening filters in HR departments. I'm not sure that they do much beyond that, though.
- NittLion78 7y agoIt helps me, when interviewing people (already past the HR screen), to make assumptions about what we don't need to talk about. I'll still do my checks on your knowledge to make sure you aren't just a cert collector who has no real hands-on knowledge, but it tells me that there are certain things I probably don't have to dig into. Aside from that, I'd agree - it's a variable to plug into a dumb screening system to make you appear on the "good" list.
- duxup 7y agoThat's not an insignificant thing.
- commandlinefan 7y agoI’ve never seen any evidence of this happening in real life, but here on HN (and on Slashdot back when I read it) it’s common to see people insist that they would never hire anybody who _had_ any sort of certification. The reasoning usually goes something like “everybody I’ve met who had that certification was an idiot, so I can extrapolate that everybody who has it is also an idiot”. Of course, there are people here who say the same about college degrees, too.
- organsnyder 7y agoAgreed. That can really be applied to any credential. Heck, there's even people here that would say the same thing about a traditional elementary and secondary school education.
- perl4ever 7y agoI was long ago told a story about interviewing a candidate who had on her resume that she was a member of Mensa, and seemed to have no real achievements, at least that she was prepared to talk about, otherwise. The implication was that if you have your IQ certified, you're probably a loser.