Certification Programs- What are your opinions?
I would like to look at adding some certifications to my resume; I have started looking at the very basic certifications through the large organizations (ICSC, CCIM, NAIOP) and I am torn with the decision about which to proceed with first and which are the most beneficial.  Most of my day to day is retail leasing with some office leasing. 

So, what certifications do you folks have? Feedback? Any significant benefits of one certification over another? 

[{"id": "cq77aoz", "text": "Do you focus on a specialty of CRE? \n\nCCIM is the general for all,\nSIOR is for industrial,\nICSC is for retail", "replies": [{"id": "cq7f2d7", "text": "I specialize in retail- I originally planned to take the CLS exam through ICSC, but just wanted to get a general idea of effectiveness or perspective of other certifications.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cq7f3px", "text": "FYI: I think you can double-dip CCIM courses for the SIOR designation. That is, CCIM courses can fulfill the SIOR education requirements.\n\n", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cq7ntm4", "text": "CCIM.  Without question.  It will cost $5,000+ and a lot of your time, but absolutely worth it (see if your broker will pay for it, as it truly benefits them).  The education AND networking AND tech tools are very fruitful.  Plus, if we ever need to discuss a complex deal, we can speak in the same vocabulary.  Very helpful.\n\nI could continue listing benefits of CCIM, but for the sake of brevity I will not.\n\nNAIOP is more for industrial/office.  ICSC is slowly improving, but has historically been useful for only networking. ", "replies": [{"id": "cq7vev2", "text": "Thanks! That is very helpful. I do want to add a designation that will add to my skills, so CCIM sounds like it would be the next step.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]