* Mike Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-04-09 12:26]: > >Yes marketing is important. So is having a solid product. In my > >experience > >it's easier to market something in the long run if you have a solid > >product. > > There's two sides to marketing: Selling a product once it exists, and > helping craft a product that you *can* sell. What the OP was advocating was
Actually, crafting a product you can sell is traditionally referred to as product development. There is usually a product team and a product manager who coordinates the product specifications with Marketing. "Coordinates" may be too strong a word in some organizations. It's quite often a one-way conversation. > the latter. It would certainly behoove the Certification Group to do the > research on A) who will be seeking to get the certification, B) why they > want the certification, and C) how to best help A get the most of B out of > the certification process. In addition to trying to understand the desires of those seeking the certification, we are also interested in what the employers who would hire those who are certified have to say. See question 02 on the FAQ tab on the home page. We want to hear from employers who would be interested in hiring BSD certified candidates. If you are an employer, or a hiring manager, what are you looking for in this certification? What about this certification is important to you? > > For me, I've been a FreeBSD admin professionally for about five years, but > in a fairly small market for small companies. I'd want the certification so > that, if I look to expand my horizons, I'd have something on my resume that > would be outside validation that I can do the things I *say* I can do. > > Mike Jackson > Best Regards, Jim B. _______________________________________________ BSDCert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
