Thanks for linking to my blog! Recently I was looking for a new job and had a few interviews. It wasn’t my OCP certification as such which was a plus. But certifications mean that you are eager to learn. And that’s a plus for sure. The real problem with those exams is not the sometimes strange questions. The real problem is braindumps. See Laurent Schneiders post on the topic. I completely agree with him.

But as you said, after a few questions you know if somebody just used a brain dump to get certified.

If there were tons of jobs for ApEX developers, certification could set someone apart.

Evangelistas need to spread the gospel.

I still support the program, but until there is greater demand..