Which certifications did you let expire and why?

Johnhe0414

I let go of Security+ and A+ as my job role had changed. Currently, my position is more of a project manager role. I really wanted to keep my Security+ but did not have the time to invest keeping it. Both certifications served me well and now I am pursing the PMP.  

DatabaseHead

Johnhe0414 said:

I let go of Security+ and A+ as my job role had changed. Currently, my position is more of a project manager role. I really wanted to keep my Security+ but did not have the time to invest keeping it. Both certifications served me well and now I am pursing the PMP.  

This sums it up for me as well.  Career trajectory changes.

shochan

I'm simply tired of forking out moola for an expiration date, so most of mine are expired...I believe my CySA+ expires in Jan 2023. 

sfportaro

E Double U said:

I think the title is self-explanatory so I am curious to hear your responses. I was triggered by a discussion on my CRISC thread about maintaining credentials because my employer foots the bill. I know for a fact that I would not attempt nor maintain so many certs if I had to pay for all of this out-of-pocket. 

I have let my Cisco, Check Point, and (non-Azure) Microsoft certs expire. I achieved those credentials while in hands-on technical roles and when I moved on to positions that did not require CLI/GUI access to those technologies I let them go. Plus retaking exams was a requirement to maintain them. If there were annual maintenance fees involved that I could expense to my organization then I would have done so. 

Related inquiry: Do you continue to list your expired certs on your CV/resume? For a while I did not, but have recently started doing so again just to capture all of my accomplishments. I event started listing my CompTIA credentials again just for the sake of it though an A+ will not help with the opportunities that I seek out at this stage in my career. 

I had the CSSLP, CRISC and CIPT. I retired about 18 months ago. The CSSLP is the only one I kept. ISC2 is a good organization. ISACA nickels and dimes you something awfully. I was hoping to do remote contracting work. However, it seems impossible to get a contracting job if you are disabled.