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2008 -2009 Certifications
Hi all, what you think of Certifications now?
what's worth to own what's not from a "salary" point of view! Today learning some thing for fun is some what fictitious. I tried to google it and here is what I came up United States for example. Ideas? |
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It fundamentally depends upon your career goals.
IMO, certifications are more important when seeking a new position where past experience doesn't show the specific experiences employers are wanting, ie. if I was seeking a job in the networking field & I didn't have anything on my resume indicating relevant experience, then having a related certification might help land the job. I have also seen that the further away managers are from a specific field, the more likely they are to be pacified by seeing third-party validation of skills & knowledge. In other words, if I was looking for a database contract with a local insurance broker, since they would most likely have little domain knowledge related to databases, they may be more reassured that I could complete whatever they needed if I could show that I had a related certification. Yet, your question fundamentally asks if getting a certification directly translates into commanding more money. Although the certification industry would like to market their products in such a way, I personally believe that finding a job and/or career is much more complex than saying that just because I have a certification, I will definitely make more money than the next guy who doesn't. What is more important is possessing the necessary knowledge & experience. Yes, certifications can help on these fronts, but they are not a guarantee. Having said that, the reputation of the various Cisco & Red Hat certifications are generally good. They apparently have been doing a good job in verifying that certificate holders have relevant knowledge. Last edited by ocicat; 7th January 2009 at 09:34 PM. |
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