Cert logos on resume good or bad
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Hey All:
Hope your day is going well. We all know that with most certifications you achieve, you get a logo. From more experienced pros, do you feel that adding cert logos for achieved and active certifications on your resume looks tacky/cheesy or does it have any added benefits to make it stand out? If it does look good and not like a brochure, how many logos would you say would be enough. I was thinking 2-3 maybe 4 at the most. Thanks all!! Have a good weekend!
Hope your day is going well. We all know that with most certifications you achieve, you get a logo. From more experienced pros, do you feel that adding cert logos for achieved and active certifications on your resume looks tacky/cheesy or does it have any added benefits to make it stand out? If it does look good and not like a brochure, how many logos would you say would be enough. I was thinking 2-3 maybe 4 at the most. Thanks all!! Have a good weekend!
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shochan Member Posts: 1,014 ■■■■■■■■□□kMastaFlash wrote: »Hey All:
Hope your day is going well. We all know that with most certifications you achieve, you get a logo. From more experienced pros, do you feel that adding cert logos for achieved and active certifications on your resume looks tacky/cheesy or does it have any added benefits to make it stand out? If it does look good and not like a brochure, how many logos would you say would be enough. I was thinking 2-3 maybe 4 at the most. Thanks all!! Have a good weekend!
Masta...you could fill up 1 or 2 pages with logos with the certs you have! Go for it!CompTIA A+, Network+, i-Net+, MCP 70-210, CNA v5, Server+, Security+, Cloud+, CySA+, ISC² CC, ISC² SSCP -
iBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□You aren't going to impress anybody worthwhile with a pretty logo on a traditionally text only document.2019: GPEN | GCFE | GXPN | GICSP | CySA+
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EANx Member Posts: 1,077 ■■■■■■■■□□There is a place for cert logos. A resume is not that place, it looks unorofessional.
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[Deleted User] Senior Member Posts: 0 ■■□□□□□□□□Agreed. I was just curious as I was looking on google and found a few people's resumes with their certification logos. Thanks y'all!!
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scaredoftests Mod Posts: 2,780 ModJust the certificates, not the logo.Never let your fear decide your fate....
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JoJoCal19 Mod Posts: 2,835 ModResume be looking like a NASCAR lol.Have: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, eJPT, GCIA, GSEC, CCSP, CCSK, AWS CSAA, AWS CCP, OCI Foundations Associate, ITIL-F, MS Cyber Security - USF, BSBA - UF, MSISA - WGU
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N7Valiant Member Posts: 363 ■■■■□□□□□□Bad. Just list your most impressive certificates first. If they're valued at all, HR would already be searching for them, and I feel that unnecessary images might screw up the ATS software.OSCP
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[Deleted User] Senior Member Posts: 0 ■■□□□□□□□□yeah that is true. It would look like a giant ad/brochure.
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TechGuru80 Member Posts: 1,539 ■■■■■■□□□□In all honesty, you should be striving to the point where your experience trumps any certifications you might have. Also, HR just uses keyword searches to find certifications so adding logos is a no value added thing to do.
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TechGromit Member Posts: 2,156 ■■■■■■■■■□There is a place for cert logos. A resume is not that place, it looks unorofessional.
So says the guy who misspells professional.Still searching for the corner in a round room. -
E Double U Member Posts: 2,239 ■■■■■■■■■■I think it would look cool to have all of your cert sponsor logos at the bottom of your CV.
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EANx Member Posts: 1,077 ■■■■■■■■□□TechGromit wrote: »So says the guy who misspells professional.
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shochan Member Posts: 1,014 ■■■■■■■■□□Too bad they don't have iron on patches for my blue jean jacket...lol
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