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The Certificate Trap

The growth in the number of people seeking and getting skill or professional certifications is amazing. The reasons are many, but the worth of these investments is open for discussion.

Dennis Smith explored the new wave of certifications in a two-part series in People on Projects. Those articles are now available here for you at CompanySmith.com

First, a look at skill certifications from a corporate point of view. They are easy to require, but does the company get what they want? [click to read PDF]

Second, a look at skill certifications from a personal point of view. They give you more skills and a certificate, but will they actually get you that better job? [click to read - PDF]

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