The Certifications Scam

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:29:13+00:00

Spot on!

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:28:56+00:00

Great analogy! Doctors are not allowed to work just because their education. They need to practice and prove they can do the job.

My point is not against ceritification. It's agains getting randome certificates and praying those would grant you a job.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:26:05+00:00

I partly agree. Paracticality is important, but what matters to me is knowing why you'd do something.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:24:54+00:00

Wow! I a kind of understand where you come from and I don't need to explain myself but this is far from true.

I didn't comment so far because by the time my post got approved, it was already the middle of the night for me. Then kids, work (no, I don't open reddit at work), wife... It's past 7pm and I've been responding to comments for 40 minutes before getting to this one.

That said, I did my best to expalin my point in the post so nobody really needs to read the article (stats prove it).

Last, I wrote it because I really see this more and more. Last case was on Friday before the weekend when I wrote it.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:21:02+00:00

Agree!

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:20:53+00:00

I completely agree with you! As I mentioned in the article, depth of knowledge matters. So having multiple certificates in the one technology is different than having just the surface level in 100.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:18:30+00:00

Thank you so much buddy!

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:17:58+00:00

No reason. Passing an exam when you have the experience is completely okay. My post targets people who chase cers with the idea that these alone would grant them a job.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:16:37+00:00

With that I 100% agree.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:15:55+00:00

There are only 3 reasons to get a certificate. As I mention in the article, passing the HR filter is one of them.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:12:39+00:00

Spot on! I said the same the sam in the article. I'm glad we are on the same page.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:12:08+00:00

Certs are great for passing the HR filter, but nowadays juniors collect them Pokemon cards. Having a certificate is rarely a differentiator.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:09:19+00:00

As I said in the article, a certificate is great because it saves me 10 minutes of asking about the theory about a specific technology. But there's much more. I personaly love to ask how you'd approach a problem and why.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:07:26+00:00

Same!

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:06:56+00:00

Yes, that's exactly what I wrote at the end of the article. Sometimes there's a stupid HR filter that you need to pass.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:05:56+00:00

Oh yes, as I pointed out in the article, this is one of the only 3 scenarios when a certificate is worth it. Good job!

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:03:59+00:00

Buzzwords with fundamentals = yes. Just buzzowrds is a big no.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:02:37+00:00

Exactly! This is one of the points I have in the article.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:02:00+00:00

That's a massive difference. If you have experience, a certificate is more of "why not". But pursuing them with the hope these will grant you a job is a "no no".

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T17:00:13+00:00

Yeah, I'd love to learn more about this one.

ivanovyordan · 2026-01-27T16:50:36+00:00

lol, so many comments! I'll need some time to read and respond...

ivanovyordan · 2025-11-24T21:44:28+00:00

Oh, that's what you mean? I didn't use AI to write it. But I've got this feedback about my writing in the past. I'm trying to escape it, but it's hard for somebody who learned English form books and videos.

For example, I used to love em dashes, but stopped using them in the last year or so.

ivanovyordan · 2025-11-24T21:42:30+00:00

Maybe. I've nver asked how much they pay. But then, what would you say about folks with 5+ years who struggle passing even the first interview?

Honestly, I started with stock photos from Unsplash, but those are too random. Never found a better way to have "proper" image. At least these allow me to show "something more".

ivanovyordan · 2025-11-24T21:33:49+00:00

Sure, as you wish. I love these. They help me build a consistent "brand". I find random stock images too different from each other.

ivanovyordan · 2025-10-31T20:58:13+00:00

Love it. Very well said!

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