Re: Certification??

["Terry Glass" <tglass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I havn't seen certification mean much up to this point, sad to say.  It may
look impressive on a resume and may make the difference between two
canidates, but I havn't seen a real dollar value attached to it, yet.  Would
seem to be of more value to consultant firms at this point, what with the
need to impress clients when selling the service.

That said, what am I doing?  Looking forward to taking the IBM test shortly,
working on my CCP cert. and trying to finish an MBA.  The MBA will probably
put more money in my pocket in the near future, but I can see where the
possible future liability issues surrounding Y2K could push our chosen
profession into licensing and certification, just like a doctor or lawyer.

Just my 2 cents.

Terry Glass               tglass@netpath.net
Graham, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Regan Barr <rbarr@one.net>
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com' <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 9:01 AM
Subject: Certification??


I'm new to the list and just wondered how IBM certification is viewed in
your company.   Is it valued?  Is it expected of all programmers?  Does
anyone even notice?  Does it impact salary?  Do you find it personally
helpful?

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


+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator:
david@midrange.com
+---

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---