Re: value of certification

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From: Jay Walters (remove.jjwalters3_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/16/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:47:03 -0800

Round and Round we go.... We'd make for a descent comedy
team you and I. - There are so many ways to attack this,
I think everyone's situation is unique.

First, there are employers that don't really know about
the pitfalls of certification or have any real .NET
resources or talents (demonstrated by the large number of
job postings listing MCSD as a plus).

For those companies that do know about the pitfalls, they
obviously will exam work experience more closely. I think
it depends on the skill set they are looking for. For
example, a cert doesn't really add anything to my resume
(or yours). Employers will look at our work history and
decide how much they're willing to pay. But for a junior
developer with little experience this is of course
different.

A consulting company won't pay any attention to the
certification unless it comes down to a choice between
two equally skilled and personable developers asking for
the same salary. It's practically the last consideration
as the cert helps them to maintain their status.

The size of the company (and bureaucracy) also plays a
role.

Again, I think the value of the cert varies based on the
individual and the company. And as a last point, (other
than experience), this is the only tool companies can use
(for better or for worse).

What do you think?

~ Jay

>-----Original Message-----
>>However, I think it's fairly easy for a company
>>(during the interview process) to weed out "paper
mcsds"
>>and the real deals.
>
>Which begs the question, what is the point? Well from an
employers
>prospective anyway.
>
>If an employer see's a resume which includes certs, but
the employer
>know's the cert's don't mean the candidate actual know's
jack***
>(brain dumps etc), why should that employer give any
merit to the
>certification process?
>
>Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3
>.
>

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