Verifying Certs?

Krilus

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A new bussiness opened in my area, thats all great and all because they opened up shop in the same area as half a dozen other businesses with a couple Km's. The part thats getting me is that they are advertising fake certs certs to gain clients such as:

- MCSA
- Certified Ethical Hacker
- Certified Macintosh Tech
- Comptia Certified.

This part kinda ticks me off, what can/should I do?
 
What makes you think that they are fake certifications? We all know that certification doesn't come close to experience. Make a push to promote your real life experience as to why your clients should use you. To state that you have been service Apple computers since the days of Mac OS 6 on a Power Mac will mean a lot more than a tech who states that they passed a multiple choice exam and has basic understanding of current Mac systems.

All in all, don't get too worried about the competition. Just focus on giving your clients the best customer experience possible.
 
100% argee about experience and customer satisfaction, no problems there and I don't feel threathened to do more than I am doing to promote myself. I don't really have anything concrete; I just have my own perception that the whole thing is fake.


What makes you think that they are fake certifications? We all know that certification doesn't come close to experience. Make a push to promote your real life experience as to why your clients should use you. To state that you have been service Apple computers since the days of Mac OS 6 on a Power Mac will mean a lot more than a tech who states that they passed a multiple choice exam and has basic understanding of current Mac systems.

All in all, don't get too worried about the competition. Just focus on giving your clients the best customer experience possible.
 
I don't get it.... Which Cert do you think is fake? Cause they are all valid cert names, although maybe kinda old...
Do you know this new tech personally? Have you or someone close to you gone in and scoped them out and maybe saw them hanging on a wall? Have you or they had an extensive conversation with them that makes you sure they are lying about their experience?

We all hope our competition are hacks (and in many cases they are), but what are you getting at here? Just venting? Cause without any proof, there is nothing you could possibly do, and with proof there is very little you can do...
 
Those names are not technically correct. For example there is no such thing as a Certified Macintosh Tech. Apple has a variety of certifications, most of which are software based. The only hardware cert is Apple Certified Mac Technician. One can sign up for the training and pay to get the ACMT cert. But that's about it. Having the cert does not allow you to become an ASP. And it does not cover iOS devices.

If I don't see an accurate description of the cert, such as MCSE: Server Infrastructure, I tend to believe that they do not have a cert or it's very old. I could brag that I'm Dell certified because I passed the 2007 Laptop cert. But that a bit outdated so no one will be impressed by a 8 year old cert. And as we all know, having a cert just means someone paid someone else some money to take some tests and passed those tests.
 
Just checked and it works. Mine are old from the NT days 1999 but the Certs show on one sheet, 6 of them. I don't think it's mandatory to show anyone but I would have thought if requested he would be more than happy. Even just ask for his Microsoft ID.
 
I wouldn't worry about it. I've never had clients ask me if I had any certifications. I don't think clients know to look for it. For what it is worth, yes I do have CompTIA A+ and Network+ certs, which I make freely available to download from my business website. I suppose I could even provide the CompTIA verification link if needed. It seems only employers want certs these days.
 
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