From: darbyweaver@yahoo.com
Date: Tue May 02 2006 - 22:20:19 ART
Certifications Devalued?
Hmmm...
Maybe for some...
I'm doing well with my wall of wonders and think that they are one of the best investments I've ever made...
They help me a career education-oriented professional. They help keep me up to date with relevant technologies. And they, they keep me focused on my career...
Now if you thing some guys who doesn't know the difference between a CCEA and CCNP is going to tell me about the value of my investments, you better think again.
It doesn't hurt that I happen to have the CCEA, the MCT, the CCNP, and some of the choice Voice Certs (UCSE and IPCC), etc.
In addition to others...
Now for those who think having a bunch of certs is counter-productive... maybe if you just bought every vendor's certs in a year or two, that might be true for YOU...
However, I have achieved my qualfications since the day of the dog, and I typically work with most every technology included on my wall...
Which mean's if it is on the alphabet soup list behind my name, I know that technology. Period. At least to the degree and vintage of the certification.
I'll admit I am getting rusty with that CCEA, but hey it usually helps me in a pinch, and I'm not the guy who is afraid of Citrix or Terminal Services... :)
My other quals are quite active... and very represntative with my day-to-day work that I do, so I feel they are quite relevant.
Summary: If you do what you do, know what you know, strive to be better tomorrow than you are today or were yesterday, then I.T. is the career choice for you...
If you are looking for a rainbow, behind a piece of paper, then you are probably one of those certified guys who has an armload of certs but somehow manage to find themselves delivering pizza or waiting tables...
Just me perspective and yes I have seen folks doing both of those jobs and somehow I seem to attract them - delivery people marvel when they see my Cisco Rack and a Couple of SGI's in the room just of the entrance to my house and the waiters seem to never fail to recognize some of the study materials I bring with me while I wait to dine at restaurants...
So I'm not picking on people - those are experiences... Live... And yes, I've met the Satellite Installers who are MCSE's too...
So that is not an exaggeration, those are facts...
But hey, the flipside, is I work with almost an entire department of non-certified people and most of whom tend to have gotten to where they are by being hand-selected by the organization.
So, that is both worlds and it is kind of nice to see companies that try to promote from within before going outside for talent.
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