RE: "Multigenerational" MCSEs?!?

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"blastingfonda" wrote:

> Whatever happened to .... using ... their past
> experience as a measuring stick for determining their skill level???

I think that's EXACTLY what they're doing - They're using your past
experience (or lack thereof) as a measuring stick... How can you guarantee
that someone who's been in the industry only long enough to recognize Windows
2003 has a lot of experience? They're weeding out the noobs.. We all
started out as one...

When I interview, although I definitely look for the recent cert (without
which, you are either rusty on your skills, or can't pass the new tests), I
also ask questions about older versions, or <gasp> DOS! Also, a cursory
knowledge of those things that Windows has to deal with to work in any given
environment is a plus..

Even if you're only going to use Windows, how can you migrate AWAY from
Linux or Netware without knowing something about it? How can you
troubleshoot a network problem without SOME Cisco or other networking
knowledge? You get the point - Being in the industry long enough to have
been around to get your older MCSE certs implies that you've been around long
enough to see various support situations that will make you a more efficient
MCSE in today's world.

I wouldn't want to hire a desktop support person even today who couldn't
tell me the gory details of how to prepare and use a DOS (or Win98 - I'll
make it easy) boot disk... Too many troubleshooting tasks come up that
require a bit of low-level knowledge that you're just not going to get simply
by passing the current exams.

-Steve



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