Pending Certification in resume

I'm currently studying for the CCNA. Is it a good idea to put certification pending in my resume?
For example: CCNA (Currently pursuing)

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markulous

I don't know about it being a double standard. Like someone mentioned if you're in the middle of your CCNP and have already passed one or more of the exams then by all means list it. It's quantifiable. So is working on a degree. They can request a transcript and see classes you've already passed.

BradleyHU

markulous wrote: »

I don't know about it being a double standard. Like someone mentioned if you're in the middle of your CCNP and have already passed one or more of the exams then by all means list it. It's quantifiable. So is working on a degree. They can request a transcript and see classes you've already passed.

Exactly....i don't get why this is so hard to understand.

and to the arguement about not finishing college, you can always put that you matriculated btwn years X & Y....can't do that for certifications if you've never passed any tests towards it.

thomas_

In both cases you are listing things you have started and have not finished. However, people want to think listing a degree in progress is different because it's a college degree. I understand your reasoning, but completely disagree withthe conclusion you are drawing from it.

dave330i

Only reason to list a pending degree is if you're almost done. I.e. you've meet all the requirements and just need to attend classes for few more months.

Studying for a cert doesn't mean anything, since you haven't met the key requirement to being certified.

markulous

My latest interview the guy looked at my resume and was impressed that I was getting my Master's degree (something he's doing also). I don't see why I wouldn't put it on there.

thomas_

Studying for a cert[degree] doesn't mean anything, since you haven't met the key requirement to being certified[having a degree/having graduated].

markulous wrote: »

My latest interview the guy looked at my resume and was impressed that I was getting my Master's degree[insert certification here] (something he's doing also). I don't see why I wouldn't put it on there.

It seems like the only difference between you thinking putting an in progress degree on a resume and an in progress cert on your resume is personal bias. You know it benefits to list your in progress degree, so you list it. You have some personal bias/opinion towards listing an in progress cert, so you tell other people not to do it, even when other people have mentioned that it benefitted them to list an in progress cert on their resume.

It's almost as if you don't want to be passed over for a potential job by not listing your in progress degree, but at the same time you don't want other people to be considered for a job, that they might otherwise be passed over for, by listing an in progress cert.

It seems like we're going to disagree no matter what, so I'm going to go ahead and bow out of this discussion topoc.

dave330i

markulous wrote: »

My latest interview the guy looked at my resume and was impressed that I was getting my Master's degree (something he's doing also). I don't see why I wouldn't put it on there.

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