Re: MCSD and MCSE

Hi Scott,

Thanks for posting your thoughts on this (I can always tell when a thread will go on for a while).

I have a habit of participating in long threads :p

<snip interesting stuff>

Anyway (and back on topic), one important fact that you shouldn't forget is that many certified people expect better compensation
because of their cert (like a college grad would) and most larger companies provide their own on or off-site training to their
employees (by hiring companies like mine). From dealing with these HR people for over 10 years, I can tell you that they'd rather
hire someone with skills and train them on what they don't know than to hire someone claiming to know it all.

Understandable, but I don't think that simply having MCSD claims that you think you know it all :)

And I've been expressing a lot, the idea that you won't be able to assess somebody's skills until you've chosen them from a large
number of other candidates - forget hiring. And I assume that these HR people you speak of hold resumes in a higher regard than
certifications and degrees. I really don't understand that line of thought.

So, what criteria do you base your decision on inviting someone from a large pool of candidates, none of which you have met or even
spoken to, into your office (or online) for a skill assessment?

--
Dave Sexton


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