impish
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In the industry I work in, there are certain certifications that serve as a very good proxy to tell me the person's ability. I do look for those things when evaluating a resume but that said, I make sure to ask curve ball interview questions to be sure they really deserve that cert.
In IT land there are thousands of certifications a person could get. I know a lot of people whose companies have paid for them to take these certifications, and then told me that the tests they had for the certs were things they have never had to do in their job using whatever product the certification was for. Which is why I have a hard time relying on them in any measure. I can't speak for other industries.