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Are these certificates serious business?

I've just finished the "Python for beginners" tutorial, and now I realised it's my username that's engraved on the certificate, not my real name. Which made me wonder, how valid are these certificates when it comes to employment? Am I worse off for not possessing a certificate with my irl name?

11th Sep 2022, 5:18 PM
Fomalhaut of Austrinus
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That is subjective, but personally, I don't think they don't mean much on their own. However, on my resume, I did say I completed a number of courses from sololearn and other learning platforms. It's important to show your motivation to learn on a resume!
11th Sep 2022, 5:29 PM
Apollo-Roboto
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11th Sep 2022, 5:25 PM
🍇 Alex Tușinean 💜
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Fomalhaut of Austrinus you can screencap them with your real name and switch back to your username. However, on Sololearn and elsewhere the pdf will switch to your Sololearn username. All the information is tied to your email address. As far as employment its always good to have a copy but most employers will not give much credit to a Sololearn certificate as there is no true authority of primary and secondary department of education oversite eg high school, college, university..
11th Sep 2022, 5:27 PM
BroFar
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