Re: Getting MSCE
- From: "Lawrence Garvin" <onsite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:01:58 -0500
"aantozz" <aantozz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:45A2FB3F-D174-4D8E-BC4E-536EA06283DA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks guys. I've been reading that most employers don't actually look at the
new certifications like the 2008 server yet and that is what has also got me
concerned about going straight for it or just starting with the 2003 then
doing the exam to upgrade to 2008.
Employers who are specifically looking for experience and certifications on =Windows 2008= will be familiar with what they're looking for.
Employers who don't have a clue and are just looking for letters as an indication of skill and expertise are probably better left alone.
You'll be able to tell the difference in the interview. Those in the former category will actually have a clue; those in the latter won't == about anything!
Those in the former category will also likely already have a Windows Server 2008 system deployed, in testing, or will be specifically asking you about your experience with such.
When in doubt whether a prospective employer understands your certifications,
start by asking them if they have any of that product actually deployed,
or what their timeframe is for getting one deployed.
If they have no plans for putting a Windows Server 2008 system into production,
they probably don't have a clue about the value of the certifications.
Anybody know a good book for self study I could use?
Right now Windows Server 2008 books are in short supply. I used Mitch Tullich's "Introducing Windows Server 2008" (MSPress) -- and possibly still available from Microsoft eLearning as a free download. I also used the Microsoft eLearning courseware for Windows Server 2008. But, by far, the *best* source, currently, is the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library (FREE) at
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/bab0f1a1-54aa-4cef-9164-139e8bcc44751033.mspx
As to the question of 2003 vs 2008 -- you need to make that choice based upon yourself, and yourself only.
[1] Where is your =experience=. If you've never laid hands on a Windows Server 2008 system, I'd suggest first documenting your actual experience with the Windows Server 2003 certs (and the MCSA).
[2] Where do you want to =work=. If you want to leverage your experience =and= certs and be hired into the top of the totem pole in a solid Win2003 shop, then the Win2008 certs won't be of much use to you at this point -- unless you already have the MCSE.
If you're specifically looking for a job in a Windows Server 2008 shop, then hit the books, learn the product backwards and forwards, and go take the tests. If you're an MCITP:SA and interviewing with a shop eager to deploy Windows Server 2008 systems... they *will* know the certs they're interested in seeking out (and they'll know an MCSE won't be much help if they're looking to deploy any of those NEW Windows Server 2008 features). (And, to repeat myself, if they don't appear to know that -- then run in the other direction as fast as you can. The last thing you want to be is 3 months into a job with an employer who doesn't have a clue about what's involved in deploying new server technologies -- or why they'd be doing it.)
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Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
Senior Data Architect, APQC, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2008)
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