I agree.. I have my A+, Net+, Security+, MCSE in 2000, CCNA, CPAS (pacs related), and I am one exam from my CCNP, but that is not what has got me to where I am.. I don't even tell people that I have all those unless they ask, because I feel like everything I know I have learned by actually working in the field and my resume shows that not piece of paper that anyone can pass.. There are two many cheat sheet and things out there to make certifications credititable in my opinion. They can't hurt, but they are not as big of help as they used to be though. Only reason I have what I have is because my old company paid for us to take the schooling and paid us more after we passed the exams so I just kept taking them for a period of 5 years. Since I left that job I have not taken anymore and have not planned to.