Why Should Students / working professionals should go Certification

since they don't actually prove anything but that you spent the money to take the test.

proof of knowledge is in your actions, not in any bit of paper.

thats not the case..
a lot of people do the exams but never do any of the course work or study for them..

which really annoys me, cause I work my but off to pass my exams...

if anything, they are something on you CV to entice employers but thats about it..

There are several other possibilities:
1. They bought a Brain Dump.
2. They had a friend take the test.
3. They had cash burning a hole in their pocket.
4. They have no skills and are trying to fake it.

I've actually had head hunters say that some companies are avoiding people with certification. It seems that certification has become a sign that the resume is padded.

HR want to see them on your resume.

It's proof you have some ability with photoshop

It's proof you passed an exam, maybe.

It's proof you turned up.

Did it ever occur to you that if passing an exam was too difficult there would be less of a market for it, so they would have to cut prices, or go bust?

Just a thought

We didn't even start on what knowledge it's meant to prove, did we.

While it's a business and a very lucrative one at that, there will always be cheats, so therefore they prove nothing.

There only use in my opinion is the same of any other claim on your resume. If it isn't a lie, you should be able to answer the following questions.

I've sussed out more than a few, who either didn't have, shouldn't have, or couldn't have what they layed claim to.