Listing certifications after your name

mnashe · August 2018

I notice this a lot on linkedin. You'll see things like

John Doe, MBA
John Doe, CISSP
John Doe, CCNP, MCSE
John Doe, OSCP

I also see it when working with support. The engineers will put it in their signature.

Does anyone here do this on their linkedin or email?

Ashenwelt · August 2018

Yep! It identifies some of your "official skillset". It simplifies things. I know it sounds odd, but it does. I list a few certs. Sometimes you alter them for the target audience. Your building your brand. Focus on your personal brand.

mgeoffriau · August 2018

LinkedIn, yes. Email sig, no.

I only put it on LinkedIn because they have yet to add a way to highlight a particular title or certification near the top of your profile, and so appending it to your last name is the only way to do this. And I did not do it for any of my certifications prior to CISSP.

DZA_ · August 2018

mnashe wrote: »

Does anyone here do this on their linkedin or email?

I'm guilty for both. Internally for my organization, it has actually brought attention to a few departments which resulted in potential opportunities working in the business technology risk management department, compliance/auditing and finally the PCI-DSS team. All of which I turned down because I'm still fairly new to the enterprise. I only put high level certifications in my signature email now a days.

Cheers,

LordQarlyn · August 2018

Yes, I do for some of my certs.

josephandre · August 2018

I've never done it. Just not my thing.

There was one time when dealing with a particular a-hole that had CISSP right next to his name, that every time I replied to him in a particular email chain, each response I changed mine each response starting with a+ and increasing the font each time until I got to CISSP just for fun

lucky0977 · August 2018

I didn't like the idea of doing and kinda felt guilty but I was forced to when working with Army. The soldiers place Sec+ in their email sigs and they constantly argue with me when I'm reviewing and denying their C&A packages for approval, acting like they know more than I do so a game of one-upmanship.

yoba222 · August 2018

I'll probably start doing it once I achieve CISSP and OSCP. Maybe GCIH in there too. I always though it looked a little silly when DoD guys had Sec+ in their signature.

Saw a work email with a client that had just CISSP and CEH in his sig. I'll LOLed a bit at that. Not the CISSP.

josephandre · August 2018

at my last job there was a guy who was the go to. one of our lead engineers, blackhat/defcon speaker etc, and just an all around beast. and he had CEH in his sig. it was a running joke, and always made me chuckle.

Info_Sec_Wannabe · August 2018

I used to, but not anymore, the only document where you will find me listing my certifications after my name is on my resume.

Danielm7 · August 2018

I don't do it, our CISO puts CISSP in his signature. My coworker said I should do it to mine too as some sort of power play. Um, not really the kind of power play I want to get into thanks! hah

paul78 · August 2018

Listing certifications after your name

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