I will never stop beating this horse even when it’s dead.
Now is not the time to buy a third party stamp of approval. Now is the time to build a body of work that shows your skills and broadcast that signal to the world.
Proof of work > proof of paper. Build a better signal. Create value and find a way to prove it. Learn outloud. Work outloud. Build a campaign around your job hunt.
You are your own company so start taking charge and acting like it.
Here’s a bunch of stuff I’ve written on this: