From: Radioactive Frog (pbhatkoti@gmail.com)
Date: Wed May 03 2006 - 09:59:54 ART
Hi Darby,
I appreciate your thoughts. Its true..true.............
Frog
On 5/3/06, darbyweaver@yahoo.com <darbyweaver@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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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