Selena Sol [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth:
*>
*>But certification 'can' offer businesses one way to filter 1000 resumes that
*>come in after a job placement ad assuming that they can have a sense for the
*>validity of the certification agency (just like digital certificates). It
*>might even give businesses the extra security they need to consider
*>developing their perl side.
I mentioned the "C"-word about 2 or 3 years ago on this list and met with
far more resistance than there is currently. Perhaps people are warming up
to the idea. At the time I pointed out Red Hats certification program
which appears to have flourished. One NT guy from my department took all 3
of the classes and failed the exam as I expected he should which gave me
some confidence in the test itself. $15,000 later...yes, thousand...
http://www.redhat.com/training/rhce/courses/
http://www.lpi.org/
At some point you have to think about what it would mean to those whom
certification means something, not to your exceptionally elite programming
self. This would seem to be a very difficult task for many.
I think I also mentioned on-line tests to help people guage their skill
level since Perl is so very broad and deep in spots but, as I recall, that
met with little joy too. If I remember right, Nathan even unsubscribed me
due to the shitstorm it stirred up. Perhaps there is renewed hope in
civility.
The MCSE may not mean much but have you compared an MCSE to a non-MCSE in
a corporate shop? It's like night and day. I still had to point out that
the stuff one of the MCSEs was looking at was the signature for the virus
they had been patching to prevent the spread of for over a week, but he
had clues that the other guys didn't. This may or may not be due to the
MCSE but I'll make a leap of faith. :)
e.
