Certification

[money@xxxxxxxxx]

Now you are on the track for one of the primary reasons for certification.

Some interesting questions are
     How may customers ask your FIRM if you  are certified before you are
hired?
     (Granted there were paper CNEs, but customers still wanted a CNE to do
the work)
     How many ways will and does IBM ask you if you are certified before
you can participate in a program?
     Will IBM require Global Services to hold certifications?
     Will certification affect retention/salary?
Back to the thread of conversation
     What weight does a certification hold when you hire someone?

A certification is a tool, not a perfect tool.  A good certification says
that someone has some knowledge, skills, and  experience according to an
objective set of criteria established by a third party.  Because I passed a
certification exam doesn't mean "Hire me";  it means I have some of the
tools and even know how to us some of them.

Finally

When was the last time you went to a Doctor that wasn't licesned to
practice or a lawyer who hadn't passed the bar.





uucp@UUCP1.MCS.NET on 09/23/98 05:16:42 PM

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Frankly,

I'ld rather see them Certify that their "business partner's" software
ACTUALLY WORKS!  ...THAT's the kinda certification that would make the
most use to me!

Don in DC


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