Wirt Atmar wrote:
> Why muck around wth company-provided certifications such as an MCSE when
you
> can tack much more impressive initials to the back of your name, such as
MS or
> PhD? There are hundreds of "universities" on the web now that will provide
> you with degrees in exchange for your "life experiences" -- and several
hundred
> dollars.

And they're a bargain at half that price...

Does anyone outside of Dilbert or other works of fiction take these
mimeographed sheepskins seriously? Isn't it at least HR's responsibility,
while evaluating candidates, and making sure that their credentials and
histories are legitimate, to pick up on little things like this? I guess in
one sense, this question may be rhetorical, since this is something I simply
would not do.

I really did not want to get into a discussion of the legitimacy of
certification, but will state for the record that I regard those
company-provided certifications such as an MCSE as actually having some
value, by demonstrating some apparent level of competency. I regard as
having less value the 'certificates' or whatever they are called one can get
from institutions whose business is education and vice versa. For a few
thousand, they train you along the lines of someone other company's
certification program, such as MCSE or A+, touting that some number of their
graduates pass the certification exams. Whereas I might consider such a
certificate of accomplishment for something that which no one certifies. I
was going to use Java as an example, but google shows that there is such a
thing as a Java certification. Perl, too. Strange, but good to know.

Greg Stigers
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