"Hopefully, I Don’t Get Canceled for This": Renewing IT Certifications is a Scam

[LevelUP]

"Hopefully, I Don’t Get Canceled for This"

I saw a video talking about this subject. 

Do you guys consider it unethical to misrepresent on your resume that all your certs are current when some have expired?

Apart from some exceptions, such as DOD jobs or high-value certifications such as CCIE or CISSP, should you keep renewing certificates and paying extra money for the renewal?

[ss20ts]

Yes, it's unethical to lie about your current certification status. If you lie about this, what else are you going to lie about? You're not trustworthy. What do you do when your employer wants to see your certifications as part of a promotion? This does occasionally happen.

[LevelUP]

Here's the video.

In that video he says something like "if I really care about the job."  Not exactly what you want to hear if you are thinking of hiring someone. 

Other than this video, he has given some good advice related to IT careers in the past. 

[davewill]

I can see his point about not renewing entry level certs on the theory that your experience should outweigh them at that point. However, I can't get behind his stance of continuing to claim the expired cert. I guess if you want to list it on your resume with an "expired" or a range of dates (2019-2021), you could, but my feeling is that if that if you really want/need it on your resume, then you should be willing to renew it.

[LevelUP]

I can see his point about not renewing entry level certs on the theory that your experience should outweigh them at that point. However, I can't get behind his stance of continuing to claim the expired cert. I guess if you want to list it on your resume with an "expired" or a range of dates (2019-2021), you could, but my feeling is that if that if you really want/need it on your resume, then you should be willing to renew it.

Ya you could listed them as expired like this for example:

Certifications

CompTIA A+ (Certified: Jan 2018 - Expired: Jan 2021)
Cisco CCNA (Certified: Mar 2019 - Expired: Mar 2022)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (Certified: May 2022 - Present)

I wonder how much extra value you gain from using his example in the video, where someone lies and says their certification is current, rather than listing it as expired, considering you already have a few years of experience.

[sanantone]

This guy annoys me with his bootcamp promises. Employers don't need to see your cert. They can verify CompTIA certification online with CompTIA. Some employers are accepting of expired certifications as long as they can see that you've remained current in the field. They just want to know that you were able to pass the exam. Why waste time just to get caught lying? If the employer truly does not care, then they'll interview you with the expired cert.