On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > Another minor issue I have with Certificates, is they SEEM like just another > $$ mill > for the vendors. You must keep renewing, taking an additional course or you > loose your > certification every couple of years. > > Yes technology keeps changing, but some of these just seem like 'continuing > education', and 'pay us to take our exam again' issues, ... Just keeping the > vendors bottom line > fat, and not necessarially adding value to the recipient or the place the > recipient works. > > Probably just my jaded perspective.
Sounds more like the voice of experience to me. I pointed out the problems with certs years ago, and the example from Microsoft is always the best. On one hand, they would tell developers "get certified and stand out from the crowd". On the other hand, they would tell the suckers who buy their software "buy Microsoft stuff, we have a freaking army of certified technicians to help you". Those two statements are contradictory. When someone comes to me and starts talking about their certifications, I can only assume they have no actual accomplishments in their professional life, and so have to tell me about their education. That's fine if you're 20 years old. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney, Sr. [email protected] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
