IT  (By IT I&#x27;m talking about my industry, I&#x27;m an IT administrator, not programming)  hiring is based a lot on certifications, certifications which are abundantly easy to scam.<p>You can find full exams with answers of CCNA and every Microsoft cert imaginable, I&#x27;ve worked for companies that incentivise certifications, and i watched coworkers use these &#x27;tools&#x27; en masse to gain easy pay bumps and pad their resumes.<p>I&#x27;ve had two interviewers ever to ask me technical questions that actually tested my knowledge or capabilities.  I look good enough on paper so usually interviews are with a couple managers and if there&#x27;s a culture fit I&#x27;m in.  Doesn&#x27;t matter if i dont know a damn thing, if my resume says MCSE on it.<p>Microsoft and others further incentivise these certs by giving bonuses and breaks to companies employing certified individuals.<p>If you think people being hired because they passed a test they cheated on is &#x27;more objective than other fields&#x27; then maybe i just have a warped view of how objective other fields are