I agree. Furthermore, just because other tests are well respected because they are web-based doesn't mean this test would have to be. If the test is good and the people who receive a certification are competent, the test will start to speak for itself.
Plus, at some point in time it will be common to have tests like this online. Why shouldn't we be the first to do them online and have them be respectable? ~wtgee On Apr 5, 2005 2:47 AM, Nikolas Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick Buraglio wrote: > > > Just experience. I have an unrelated undergrad degree, back in the > > mid 90's I started looking at certs to supplement. I took all kinds > > of tests, Apple, Cisco, LPI, Microsoft, CompTIA,basically anything I > > had to work on or found interesting I read books and took tests. I > > went from job to job looking for something that I liked, each time > > trying to milk all the information from employers as to what was > > valuable. This could be a regional thing, in Central Illinois in the > > US has limited opportunities. One needs to be creative, think out of > > the box and be marketable. From what I was told from the larger > > employers, the tests that are potentially not proctored are basically > > worthless. While I believe that being successful in IT is 70% common > > sense and 30% knowing where to look and who to ask, most employers > > don't agree (or don't know enough to agree). > > > > Who would have thought there would be another Nick (with the same > initials even) in Illinois that uses BSD, small world, anyways... I > think most of you guys / gals are blowing the cheating thing out of > proportion; Microsoft lackeys are just that (popular, buzzwords, etc.), > BSD is obscure (UNIX is a bit too) to beginners, and you have to want to > use UNIX. I think we just eliminated 90% of the cheaters without even > lifting a finger. > > > _______________________________________________ > BSDCert mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert > _______________________________________________ BSDCert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
