RE: Certification??

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Regan Barr [SMTP:rbarr@one.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 1998 7:06 AM
> To:   'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject:      Certification??
> 
> I'm new to the list and just wondered how IBM certification is viewed
> in 
> your company.  Is it valued?  
        [Stone, Brad V (TC)]  To some.
> Is it expected of all programmers? 
        [Stone, Brad V (TC)]  No.
>  Does anyone even notice? 
        [Stone, Brad V (TC)]  It's a nicety for your resume.    
>  Does it impact salary? 
        [Stone, Brad V (TC)]  Maybe.  
>  Do you find it personally helpful?
        [Stone, Brad V (TC)]  Either you know the stuff or you don't.
It might make you "memorize" stuff you don't already know, but I don't
think that by memorizing you will actually understand what it was
supposed to do.  I feel comfortable enough without the certification.
But, for s&g, I'll take it if it's offered at a COMMON that I attend.

        Then there's this.  So you get certified in 1998.  Does that
certification last forever?  Or just a year?  Or is it specified by
release level?  Sure there's certification, but I don't really think it
means squat.    

> I'd be very interested in hearing from you on this.  (I ask because I
> was a 
> bit surprised to learn that it doesn't really make much difference in
> the 
> company I work for.)
> 
> Regards,
> Regan Barr
> General Revenue Corporation
> Rbarr@one.net
> 
[Stone, Brad V (TC)]  Sorry you asked?  ;)
Bradley V. Stone        
bvstone@taylorcorp.com
http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/
"Robble Robble" - The Hamburgler


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