Todd- I've been told I'm certifiable. Does that help in a job search?
-Ben > > "Hi, I'm John Doe, I'm a Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer. BTW, > > how do I set a variable?" > > Heh .. not very long ago at the same company I talk about below, I had (my > manager) a guy who claimed to have been working with CF for 3 years ask me > if there was a way to figure out how many items were in a list .. I kid you > not. > > > While that's an extreme example, it would make me wonder if getting/having > > the certification is really worth it. > > I would say the certification is worth it. It got me in the door to get my > last job. By chances of fate, I was talking to the president of the company > that I was getting my MCSE training from and he asked me what I did. I told > him. He asked me if I was any good. Not wanting to go in to a list of > details that would bore him, I said "I'm certified in CF 5.0 and ...". He > interrupted me and said, "Never mind.". Then he told my instructor to make > sure I was introduced to the head of IT to see if I could be hired. > > So .. I got to meet the head of IT the next day, better explained my > qualifications, and was hired 2 days later. > > Does it garuntee me $80k per year? No. Does it garuntee a job? No. Can > it help me get one? Yes. Did it help me get one? Yes. So, is it worth > it? Yes. > > Todd > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Justin Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 4:13 PM > Subject: Certification Value [was: Getting Future Date + 30 Minutes...] > > > > > You h ave some really rough public schools in your area then. > > > What gets you an A? 100%? > > > > 94%. The other grades are decrements of 10 below that. > > > > > And someone asking a question does not necessarily indicate some lack of > > > ability. Just because you have a certificate, doesn't suggest that you > > > > As I'd said, it was not meant as an attack on the person posting, just a > > rant about the minimum score required to pass the test. Wouldn't you be > > upset if someone came to your user group and said... > > > > "Hi, I'm John Doe, I'm a Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer. BTW, > > how do I set a variable?" > > > > While that's an extreme example, it would make me wonder if getting/having > > the certification is really worth it. > > > > -Justin Scott, Lead Developer > > Sceiron Internet Services, Inc. > > http://www.sceiron.com > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
