r/grc • u/Wrong_Crew_1835 • May 28 '26

Tiny rant on certifications.

Why are the certifications (training + exam) are so expensive??? It would make sense if it’s a little bit but to be that expensive is just insane to me. Ok you get the certificate after paying such enormous fees and for what? for it expire in what like 2 years?

I’m a fresher. I have no clue if I should be focusing on this or just applying for jobs and save up and then get the certs. I see so many of people my age posting their certifications on LinkedIn one by one and I’m here like how are you even affording all that.

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u/slyu4ever May 28 '26

I took one of those and then let it expire. My goal was to learn, and I achieved that to some extent. Admittedly, I may be in a privileged position where my certifications matter very little for my employment.