There's an old joke about what you call the person who graduates at the bottom of their class in medical school. The answer, of course, is "doctor." But the more serious question is: Do you want that to be the person examining you when you can't lift your right arm above your head?
On that note, do you want an "expert" who has all the right certifications but passed every exam on the fourth attempt -- with the minimum passing score -- working on your network?
In academia, there are ways of differentiating between those who just get by and those who excel. In addition to such recognitions as "summa cum laude" and "magna cum laude," every graduate's transcript shows -- among other things -- their GPA. On the other hand, most certification "transcripts" show only what the candidate has passed, not what they score.
I propose that certification transcripts include test scores. If you blew the exam away, you should be proud of it. If you just squeaked by, then you should be honest about it and admit that it's not one of your strongest topics, or say that you've worked to become stronger in that area. In order for this to work, however, the scores would need to be reported in a standard scale: percents. After all, it would be meaningless to have one vendor show that you got an 85 on a scale of 0-100, and another show that you got 150 on a scale of 120-180.
If pass/fail were sufficient, then vendors would have never embraced the numerical scoring that they use on score reports. Given that it's not enough for them, it shouldn't be enough for employers, either. A change is needed.
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