On the advice of a recruiter, I took the certification exam for HTML at Brainbench (Brainbench is an online tech-testing company). The test was 40 multiple-choice questions (three minutes allowed per question) and it took me about an hour.
The test was $50 but I passed! They don’t reveal the actual score and instead give an aggregate score out of 5.0. They rate 2.75 or higher as passing while 4.0 or higher is passing at the Mastrer Level. I scored 4.53, which I’m very pleased with.
However, I’m not sure about how to integrate this into my resume. I could add it to the Educaion section, I could add it as a bullet to the Profession Profile section, or I could add a separate Certifications section. Any suggestions there? And, if the latter (adding a Certifications section), where would you add that in relation to the other sections?
I have a section just above my “education” section called “training and certifications”, where I list various post-college work-related stuff like software training and unix classes. My Brainbench score is there.
i think you got duped out of 50$. i dont think highly of most computer ceritifcations, and i also dont have a high opinion of recruiters.
and i just realized, this commment didnt answer your question.
I had thirty three certificates hanging behind my desk at work, and they still gave me the boot …
i want to signup with brainbench and i need test
This is good test
Brainbench is now giving the test, along with several others, away for free:
http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/common/testcenter/freetests.xml
Here’s he kicker… once you pass the test you have to pay $15 to get the certificate. Seems rather shady to me and I can’t imagine employers looking highly upon these certifications.