A derogatory label for a person who prizes industry certifications above knowledge and capability.
Often such a person will set about collecting as many certifications as they can and proudly display them in their email signature and social network profiles. Typically they have a shallow understanding of areas in which they are certified, and are unable to display significant independent reasoning or understanding in those areas.
May also refer to the act of obtaining an industry certification.
Also known as "pokemon accreditation"; Gotta catch 'em all!
Often such a person will set about collecting as many certifications as they can and proudly display them in their email signature and social network profiles. Typically they have a shallow understanding of areas in which they are certified, and are unable to display significant independent reasoning or understanding in those areas.
May also refer to the act of obtaining an industry certification.
Also known as "pokemon accreditation"; Gotta catch 'em all!
1. "I've interviewed five job applicants and every one of them is a collect-a-cert."
2. "I'm going to have to go 'collect-a-cert' to qualify for the next pay bracket"
2. "I'm going to have to go 'collect-a-cert' to qualify for the next pay bracket"
by qwak May 9, 2013
Get the collect-a-certmug. A secret word which people who have never felt the loving touch of a woman use to identify and communicate with each other. It means they have no rizz.
"Yo, Sally just said she's part of the periodic collective"
"Oh, that's obvious. She literally said she had a crush on Nick Wilde from zootopia a while back."
"Oh, that's obvious. She literally said she had a crush on Nick Wilde from zootopia a while back."
by skillabe December 24, 2022
Get the Periodic Collectivemug. 
Get the collective..wrlddmug. by Mr.Wiskers August 27, 2018
Get the Collectiblesmug. by the tree on the side of thecar July 22, 2025
Get the calm cool and collectedmug. Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Collect Chaff Grenade: The First Juvenile Release.
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Collect Chaff Grenade: The First Juvenile Release.
by Maternal-Fetal-Medicine February 10, 2025
Get the Collect Chaff Grenade: The First Juvenile Release.mug. Jamie: I WAS COLLECTING SOCKS THE WHOLE TIME I WAS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. FOR ANN HOUR AND A HALF STRAIGHT I WAS COLLECTING THEM BOYS!
Player: Okay, man. Whatever.
Player: Okay, man. Whatever.
by Millimeter Beter March 20, 2019
Get the Collecting Socksmug.