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Certification or Not 20 Years Ago by reezin14 I was thinking about the subject of certification and was wondering if it is worth the time and effort and do employers really look at certification? Re: Certification or Not 20 Years Ago by nicentral … a lot harder, especially for the Cisco certs. Really, a certification should do exactly what the word says, certify what you… some answers for. You should have working knowledge of your certification. Andy Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by pty if nothing else a certification will help you get your foot in the door. i … invited to the interview if I hadn't got the certification. whether you'll actually learn anything useful while taking the… Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by Lightninghawk Look at it this way. You are more likey to get the job if you have the certification. There are many companies that offer to pay for your certification, but you are required to study for so long each day while at work and on the clock ;) Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by reezin14 … more likey to get the job if you have the certification. There are many companies that offer to pay for your… certification, but you are required to study for so long each … Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by Lightninghawk You have to get an interview to get the job. I don't know about a lot of areas. But around here. If you don't have atleast one certification you don't get the interview. Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by alc6379 …. But around here. If you don't have atleast one certification you don't get the interview.[/QUOTE] Trust me. Christian… Certification Survey for 2006 is in. 18 Years Ago by blud …of 'Top Certifications'. One of the things that Certification Magazine chose to make prominent this year, is …the top 10 IT Certifications rated by the 2006 Certification Magazine Survey: 1. CISSP-ISSAP (Information Systems …people who held these certifications, to those with no certification, and only college education. The results were really… IT certification a career opportunities 20 Years Ago by Kennedy_f …and reliable measure of technical proficiency and a vendor certification is the process of validating performance in IT industry… skills and knowledge of certified professional and each certification exam is based upon a skill sets found … for success in a specific job role chosen. Certification exam promote your skills in various IT technologies but… certification in C 17 Years Ago by catch_ananya Hi I would like to know if there is any certification in C available....like Sun certification for Java?? Re: certification in C 17 Years Ago by ~s.o.s~ AFAIK, no, there is no certification in C. Certification or experience 16 Years Ago by sujith.1728 hi Iam sujith , and i have done B.Tech in information technology and iam at presently working for a small company for 1 and half years. and now i want to switch to a better company . i have applied for many , but no response are comming , my question is whether Certification play major role in getting job or will they count experience in the job Certification for Dotnet 3.5 or Dotnet 4.0????????? 14 Years Ago by musman007 … think it is the time for me to get a certification. I was wondering if it is worth it to spend… Re: MOS Certification Yes/No 11 Years Ago by JorgeM …see that your situation is quite different. I think that certification is a plus. For those that do not have the…and getting their bachelors/masters degree and build up experience. Certification is icing on the cake by letting your employer know…you'll write better T-SQL. I'm not saying certification is a waste of time, on the contrary, its … Re: MOS Certification Yes/No 11 Years Ago by Reverend Jim Certification has come under a lot of scrutiny in Canada lately. … high-profile company to be outed. How this relates to certification was that many of the foreign workers were found to… have purchased their certification without any training. In one case, a worker was certified… Re: MOS Certification Yes/No 11 Years Ago by LastMitch >Certification was really big between 1998-2004. Everyone was promised high … actually used it. I don't need to renew my certification. >I have many IT related certifications. I don't… Re: Recommend quality certification courses 18 Years Ago by jwenting Certification on its own won't help you in most countries (… Re: IT certification a career opportunities 20 Years Ago by ShawnCplus When I took my A+ certification tests I used some test preparation software which helped a tremendous amount I bought a A+ certification book by Jean Andrews which came with test software and Theres no way i could have passed my test without that, it presents the questions in a way that a customer would present a question to a technician Re: Certification or Not 20 Years Ago by reezin14 Thanks for the advice Nicentral I will take it into concideration and when I'm sure that I know what the hell I'm doing I will proceed in taking the test. Thanks again Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by ShaneMcP Would you agree though that there are some questions on the exams that are unneccesary? I know people that have years of experience with computers that would stumble on some questions on the A+. There are some questions that, if you did not prepare for them, would cause even an IT guru to stumble. Cisco certs have some really ridiculous questions … Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by tuckinjax I've been looking for work for the past 4 months and the experience has been a very mixed bag. At first I didn't have any current certifications (I had a CCNA at one time, but let it lapse) and I thought my experience would get me in the door (I've been in the business for about 12 years). Employers wouldn't even call me for an interview. Then… Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by reezin14 [QUOTE=tuckinjax]I've been looking for work for the past 4 months and the experience has been a very mixed bag. At first I didn't have any current certifications (I had a CCNA at one time, but let it lapse) and I thought my experience would get me in the door (I've been in the business for about 12 years). Employers wouldn't even call me for an … Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by Lightninghawk Check out [url]http://actualtests.com[/url] --> one of the best and cheapest site available. $99 gets you access to all test questions and study material for hundreds of Certs Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by kc0arf Hello, I am not a hiring manager, just an IT guy that is 8 years out of college. Certifications go nicely to complement experience. But if you look at a fresh-out-of-school guy with some certs vs. someone who has worked with the technology for several years without them, I am willing to bet they will hire the seasoned guy. Ideally, you have a… Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by reezin14 [QUOTE=Lightninghawk]Check out [url]http://actualtests.com[/url] --> one of the best and cheapest site available. $99 gets you access to all test questions and study material for hundreds of Certs[/QUOTE]Great,Great sit Lhawk, it will help me out tremendously.:) Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by reezin14 [QUOTE=kc0arf]Hello, I am not a hiring manager, just an IT guy that is 8 years out of college. Certifications go nicely to complement experience. But if you look at a fresh-out-of-school guy with some certs vs. someone who has worked with the technology for several years without them, I am willing to bet they will hire the seasoned guy.… Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by jwenting Certs no longer get you a job, there are so many useless ones that they're no longer a sign of excellence. What SOME certs will do is get you a foot in the door, get your CV past that first screening in which all the obvious crap is thrown in the paper shredder. After I got my SCJP 1.4 cert earlier this year (and started working on SCJD) and … Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by Fasola [QUOTE=jwenting]Certs no longer get you a job, there are so many useless ones that they're no longer a sign of excellence. What SOME certs will do is get you a foot in the door, get your CV past that first screening in which all the obvious crap is thrown in the paper shredder. After I got my SCJP 1.4 cert earlier this year (and started working… Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by Lightninghawk [QUOTE=Fasola]reading this is depressing, i have a b.s. in Information Systems that i got in '03 and I haven't had one job in IT. May of 2006 will make 3 yrs out of school w/o a job in the IT Field. I did have an Intership as a Tech Support/Mainframe Op. but that's it. I don't have any Certifications, but I am reading the A+ and Net+ book. WHAT… Re: Certification or Not 19 Years Ago by Fasola That's good that you have job offers already. I am waiting to go to tech school to get my MCSA/MCSE for free. The agency (a government agency for people that qualify for training to help them re-enter the work force) that is paying for it is going over my application. Its a good chance that my app. will be denied because I lack experience. …