George, As a potential employer, I would be looking for actual work experience first. Certificates I would not pay much attention to as they say nothing on your actual ability.
Granted, if this was an entry level position I would hire you even without experience if you had a certificate, so it may be a good starting point for a career. I would not however hire you *as a consultant* based on a certificate. Consultant implies you are an expert in your field with at least a few years of experience, which you indicated you don't have. You need some real work experience first. -- Nitzan Kon http://www.future-nine.com/ http://www.comparevoipproviderrates.com/ --- On Thu, 1/8/09, George Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > From: George Kumar <[email protected]> > Subject: [asterisk-biz] Digium certified asterisk professional or CCIE VOIP > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 5:13 PM > Folks, > > I would like to start a VOIP consultancy services in my > area (Silicon > Valley), and considering one of these certifications. > I am familiar with asterisk and have played with it at home > by setting > up a linux based PBX for interconnection 2 SIP phones, > but have no professional certifications to put my customers > at ease > when trying to hire me to to fix/install their VOIP > systems. > > Any suggestions ? > > thanks. > George... > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
