[Guest Blogger] - Does Certification Really Matter Any More?

More on Certification....

chris e. avis - blogstrocity — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:14:41 GMT

There is some timely information posted on a blog managed by some of my Canadian counterparts regarding

[Guest Blogger] - Do Managers Care About Certification?

Canadian IT Professionals — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:12:23 GMT

A few weeks ago Jennifer Waters posted the first blog entry dealing with certification and asked the

Certification Info Session for Canadians - Live Webcast

Canadian IT Professionals — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:12:12 GMT

We've been having a lot of questions regarding certification and what is the current state of affairs

Certification on the Brain and a Special Certification Offer

Canadian IT Professionals — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:14:51 GMT

Recently we have had a couple of posts dealing with the topic of certification. Jennifer Waters posted

re: [Guest Blogger] - Does Certification Really Matter Any More?

Chris Lehr — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:03:16 GMT

I think the MCP track is the strongest it was since the last time I pushed hard at it. For a while it watered down who was an MCSE and who isn't, because the adaptive exams and such from 5-6 years ago were too simple and flooded the market. So many people out there now that aren't up to date, and you would know it the moment you open their AD Sites and Services. :)

N.T.T.N.: straight bloggin'

"So, a booth babe and a geek walk in to a bar..." — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:47:19 GMT

My Microsoft Learning Neighbor to the North (NTTN) colleague, Jennifer, is a guest bloggette on Microsoft's

[Guest Blogger] The Value of Certification

Canadian IT Professionals — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:56:27 GMT

Graham Jones (Surrey, British Columbia, IT Pro) Certification Graham Jones left a comment in regards

re: [Guest Blogger] - Does Certification Really Matter Any More?

Don Spencer — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:40:01 GMT

Last night at the Waterloo-Wellington IT Pro User Group meeting, Jason Eckert discussed this very issue for close to ninety minutes. Like Jennifer, he is convinced that certification is as important as ever. Jason emphasized how useful Microsoft certification (old and new) was for entry-level positions, for reducing risk on the part of companies hiring in the IT sector, and for seasoned professionals with plenty of experience but looking for other work. The latter often find that lack of certification stands in the way of securing that alternative job opportunity they want.

Jennifer's quoted statistics offer another dimension of the value of certification, although I have to say that I would have expected a greater differential between organizations with certified staffers and those without.

I think the value of certification is analogous to having a graduate degree - it's like opens doors that might otherwise remain closed. The rest is up to you.

Still, I'd be interested in further discussion on this thread from other IT pros as Jennifer writes more about certification.