Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

James Hippolite — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:52:45 GMT

I'm with you. With the plethora of Certs, it's very handy to have a single nomenclature.

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

Niall M — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:20:10 GMT

Damm straight!

MCP for life.. MCTS for short time :P

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EduardoKita — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:20:18 GMT

Declaring your MCP status is like stating a foundation. I can become an MCTS, MCITP, MCSE... but in my heart, I´m a proud MCP!

Loved the emphasis!

Microsoft. Certified. Professional.

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

Michael D. Alligood — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:36:18 GMT

D@mn the man!!! I'm with you - that is until you get busted then I will say that I tried to warn you all along but you kept insisting and coerced us into following you by bribing us with webcams and swag until we lost faith in our abilities to resist and crumbled to your desires. I am sure that is a run-on sentence but I can recite it with a great deal of charm and believability, but I digress...

I'M AN MCP. And Spartacus...

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

ljwestmcsd — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:04:11 GMT

But ...

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/certifications.mspx states the following:

MCP: The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential is a one-exam certification that demonstrates your skills on <b>legacy</b> Microsoft technologies.

The MCP requirements page (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcp/requirements.mspx) does not list the certifications that earn an MCTS/MCITP/MCPD.

If I understand the websites correctly, unless you passed one of the "legacy" exams, you are not an MCP. Microsoft needs to modify its website to make it clear whether or not that is true.

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

Krosen — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:42:09 GMT

LJ: I won't tell if you won't!

But seriously--good point. We know we need to take that one up, and soon.

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

Michael D. Alligood — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:54:29 GMT

I believe, like everything in life, MCP has evolved beyond passing a single exam and become more of a community.

With that said;

The name is P... MCP.

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

Udai from Bangalore — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:59:51 GMT

That is the spirit and the exact way to face the technology heat. I am with you.

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ljwestmcsd — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:19:52 GMT

I just took an exam this afternoon and actually read the Non Disclosure Agreement. According to it, MCP stands for Microsoft Certification Program!

You folks at Microsoft need to talk to each other regarding what these acronyms mean and, if necessary, correct the lawyers who wrote the NDA.

[Off topic, but you all need to also strengthen the NDA -- it only talks basically about proxy testing and developing braindumps, you need to specifically forbid people from using braindumps also.]

re: Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs!

Peter Read — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:50:21 GMT

LJ - completely agree with the sentiment - braindumps must be stopped, and hopefully the new simulation technologies will help that. And I'm fairly sure 'cheating' generally is forbidden in the MCP agreement (is that what it's called? with the "you lose all your certs if you do...." clause).

But being a little pedantic, the NDA is a non-disclosure agreement... So it's there to stop people disclosing the info.... Which isn't quite the same thing.

Yes, Virginia, there are MCPs looking to come back east!

mannie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:15:50 GMT

MCP Interested In Relocation To Florida / NJ

Hey VA Currently, I live in Colorado. I am very interested in relocating back to

the east-coast...New Jersey and or Florida.

I am working, and enjoy my job; I have over 15 yrs of experience in the tech

industry. I am Microsoft certified and currently working on additional

Microsft designations. I have experience with Oracle, Unix, Linux, and some

health care experience. But my love and interest is the Microsoft

infrastructure. I have extensive training, experience and hands-on with:

Server 2000 / 2003 / 2008, Exch 2003 (some 2007), SQL 2000, 2005,

SharePoint, XP, Vista, and some CRM....(Thank God for my home lab, my Action

Pack, Virtual server and Virtual PC).

I am looking for long-term contracts (more than 6 months if possible), and

perm opportunities.

Call or e-mail ASAP, or anytime!!!!

Thanks......

Mannie

MCP, MCSA, MCTS

720.238.5294

emanuelmcc1@comcast.net

HFORL@hotmail.com

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E.L.McCullough (a.k.a: Mannie)