On Tue, Aug 22, 2000 at 07:09:36PM +1000, Umar Goldeli wrote:
> Please excuse me, I think I just threw up...
>
> I can't believe people actually waste precious oxygen doing an MCSE.
>
> Although, a handy hint for anyone thinking about wasting money on certs:
> it will get you into your *first* job. After that, nobody really cares
> about your certs - only that your resume is 23 pages long and says that
> you have been in the industry for 823 years and that you know 43
> languages, and you have worked for multinational companies A through to Z.
After a while that is probably true, but I've been to enough interviews and
known enough people with and without certifications to know that they do
count, at least at the bottom. I've got two years ISP phone support,
A+ and MCP and I've just started working as a hardware tech for a Linux/SCO
company. Before the certs the only jobs I was considered for were call
centre. Others with similar experience and MCSE have gone into (junior)
system/network admin roles.
At the top there is a huge demand for IT skills, but at the bottom there
are a lot of people trying to get in and every little bit helps.
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