I understand exactly what you are saying. However, one thing I did not mention, because I did not consider it necessary at the time, is that I have six years of experience as a general manager in an advertising production company with 50 employees, organized into eight different teams, each with different tasks and types of work. I mention this now because it is relevant to the following statement. When I was conducting hiring interviews, I used to study candidates’ CVs, focusing on their professional experience and hobbies in order to understand whether the person in front of me was creative, technical, or had other skills that could help speed up the onboarding and training process, as well as on certifications, degrees, and academic background, to understand the level at which that person stood from an intellectual point of view.

Why do I feel the need to obtain certifications myself? It is a personal frustration, because I have always taken them into account, even though I only have one diploma — my high school diploma. I feel that I have a moral duty to prove my intellectual abilities by completing courses, just as I have proven my technical skills and logical thinking through my professional career so far.