Certification Claim 1

[SeaweedOPM]

I have a friend who has a friend who works for a company. Recently the company had a job opening for a graphic design position. Before the job was posted it was filled. The applicants resume consists of about 25 web sites that were all clearly downloaded from a web template company. Also as far as program experience the applicant listed multiple certifications in Excel, Word, FrontPage, ... Anyways, as far as those certifications, they were listed as :
Microsoft Word Certified
Microsoft Excel Certified
Not sure if they were a generic cert or not. Is there anyway to check true certifications or are people technically able to add them to their resumes without any way to prove other than maybe requesting the paperwork?

 

[Wishdiak]

SeaweedOPM,

Microsoft does offer certification exams for Microsoft Office applications. If the individual's claims of certification were suspect, the employer could request an official transcript of these certifications.

Some more information is available at

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/officespecialist/requirements.asp

Wishdiak
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