thoughts on the ITIL/PMP certs in today's corp world. Gaining traction or just a resume filler?

11/1/2012 5:40:39 PM

small amounts of traction but certs mean next to nothing without resume content to compliment that the cert is being put to use and the competency is there.

11/1/2012 6:23:38 PM

ITIL foundations is retarded easy to get.

11/1/2012 11:44:13 PM

Don't know about tech, but PMP is well respected in my industry

11/2/2012 9:37:42 AM

A person with a PMP is required for several of our government contracts, so all of the project managers in my company have it. It wasn't a cake walk to get though.

11/2/2012 10:28:35 AM

My company is paying for ITIL foundation training. I think i have to pay for the exam though so im just taking it just to have it.

I've seen multiple high level project managers with both ITIL and PMP. PMP more so though.

11/2/2012 5:36:15 PM

ITIL is meh unless you have the expert designation (foundations + 5 intermediate courses + managing through the lifecycle).

PMP is a much more respected certification in my opinion and in my industry (outsourced ITSM). This is because PMP is more flexible to industry/business and requires much more work. Also, as mentioned earlier, a lot of companies just throw ITIL certs at large groups whereas PMP also requires some personal initiative.

11/2/2012 7:30:34 PM

#1 - Certifications are fucking stupid
#2 - That being said, of the two, PMP is the clear choice

11/2/2012 8:20:21 PM

Certs are worth nothing without the experience and job title to back it up...at least from what I can tell.

PMP isn't that bad, but the questions are STUPID retarded. It's hard only because they are not clear, not because the content itself is difficult.

11/13/2012 10:17:50 AM

Seeing everyone getting the PMP so thinking it might be a requirement for me to move on up. What sort of costs/efforts are involved in this from anyone who has done it?

2/2/2015 2:35:00 PM

I think the test is like $400-$500...that's the only required expense

2/2/2015 2:49:44 PM

Do yourself a favor and take a bootcamp type course, then immediately take the exam.

You'll drive yourself crazy trying to study this crap on your own.

2/2/2015 2:50:49 PM

I got certified ITILv3 foundations and i have zero job offers. Although the company paid for it.

I would go PMP next but im not into projectmanagent pike i was two years ago.

2/2/2015 3:18:50 PM

I read The PMP Exam book (how to pass it on your first try) and did a couple of sections a night for two weeks. I also bought the flash cards.

It took some time for studying, but I passed the first time.

2/4/2015 11:18:10 AM

As someone who has worked in Talent Acquisition my whole career across a bunch of different industries/disciplines, I can tell you in my experience certifications are usually just resume filler.

Industry experience is where it's at. If you don't have that, you don't have anything.

2/4/2015 4:03:46 PM

In my organization, a PMP can lead to said industry experience, but I know that's not the same everywhere.

2/4/2015 4:06:39 PM