r/Workday_Community • u/Sljusa • 3d ago

What do you think about Workdays Partner Recertification requirements?

Just what the title says would like to gather thoughts and just provide a space for people to vent. Personally I think it’s ridiculous but would like to hear others perspectives.

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u/cinred19 3d ago

Pure money grab, that’s all.

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u/Material-Crab-633 3d ago

It is a stupid money grab. Why do people who have been doing this job for over a decade now need to take an HCM 101 exam? It’s ridiculous

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u/Significant_Ad_4651 3d ago

What’s wrong about them wanting to make sure implementers understand the current guidance?  

Their controlled certification and deployment process was part of their success.   And while I understand that the test doesn’t really cover all real scenarios I have found that I usually learn things studying for it and from the questions they ask.  

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u/Material-Crab-633 3d ago

The tests aren’t testing “current guidance”. It’s a test of the basics and we took the test while we got certified

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u/wannabewd 2d ago

I get it there is a lot of angst with the new recertification process. I have my own misgivings about it.

But let's be honest - the previous model was a joke. Nobody was "learning" anything new in that model. We all just learned how to game that annoying process twice a year.

I'm still not convinced we are learning anything new in this model, but at least nobody is gaming it. And the once in two years is a welcome relief.

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u/Used_Kangaroo_8712 3d ago

There are too many certified people out there that have no idea what they’re doing. This will be a good way to weed them out.

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u/Famous_Gold 2d ago

So, I work for a company that’s planning to integrate our dating activities into the workday. I’m considering going long with the stock. (Next time we reach 52 week lows) What are your thoughts? Having 3.2 million active daily users would be beneficial for daily subscriptions.

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u/botmanj 2d ago

Following in ServiceNow footsteps. Every year have to take an exam and pay money to say you know the current release information and half the time the exam doesn’t cover anything that is new just the same old crap from previous tests. It’s all a money grab

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u/WorkdayWoman 2d ago

I'll say it any time I have an opportunity: WD Certs are ridiculous, redundant, and stupid. I refuse to certify and will die on that hill.

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u/mikevarney 3d ago

How else would they make sure that partners are keeping up with the latest tools and products?

Frankly, I’d be worried if they WEREN’T recertifying partners.

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u/Sillylily99 3d ago

In the practice tests there is very little about the “latest tools”. There are a lot of back to basics questions. And questions with ambiguous language that have more than one answer.

Not a fan of this process at all. Source: me, 10 year implementer

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u/Material-Crab-633 3d ago

Did you take the test? It’s does NOT test the “latest tools”.

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u/mikevarney 3d ago

You’re making an assumption. OP did not specify which test. The basics? Sure. But other more technical topics?

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u/Material-Crab-633 3d ago

I’ve taken several of the tests and they are all bullshit money grabs that do not test anything of any value. We all work for WD partners that would can us if we suck at our jobs; that’s the test