You know, there was a time when the whole thing just overwhelmed me. I think that I found that experience is the key. If you have a little experience along with your Cert, it counts for much more. I don't remember getting any replies for jobs when I started passing any exams for NT 4.0, but had no experience. Also, I think the job market is pretty rough right now, especially for IT Professionals. There is much competition in the industry currently. Don't get me wrong; there are some Certs that could possibly be doing more harm than help by "diluting" the certification arena. Some of them seem to be worthless. The idea is that people will pay big money to be able to say that they are certified in this or that. This is a Capitalist society we live in - it's all about the Benjamins Baby!

Take care.