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> The best interview question I ever had asked of me (for
> tech support) -
> "Describe your computer to me."
> Dana
> Dan Phillips \(CFXHosting.com\) writes:
>> To me, I could care less if they have a cert. It's all
>> about experience.
>> That's why doctors have to work in hospitals a few years
>> before they can
>> graduate and even then, its more work in the field before
>> they are given
>> more advancement.
>>
>> One problem I see are these "technical schools" that
>> promise to have you
>> in and out in 6 weeks with an MSCE, MCP, CCNA, A+, etc.
>> They just have
>> you memorize answers to the tests and send you on your
>> way. What really
>> kills me is that they also tell you you will be making
>> 70k a year as
>> soon as you graduate and get your first job. That may be
>> the case with
>> some people but I don't think the companies hiring them
>> know much
>> either.
>>
>> I started at the bottom and worked my way up. I was lucky
>> to find some
>> small family owned consulting service that was willing to
>> let me learn
>> and teach me as I worked there. I made less then 20k a
>> year but I was
>> getting real world experience with network, repair,
>> programming, web
>> design, concepts, you name it.
>>
>> I've worked side by wide with MSCEs who just learned
>> about computers 12
>> months before and it shows. They can only troubleshoot
>> what they know
>> and not rule out anything outside their scope of
>> knowledge. I've also
>> worked with people who started programming on an Apple II
>> when they were
>> 6 years old and they are a wealth of knowledge.
>>
>> Some kind of mentor program may work. If I was hiring
>> anyone, I would
>> really take a look at what they have done with technology
>> as far as a
>> hobby and in previous employment.
>>
>> IMHO
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:10 PM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Re: Re:CF Salary Range
>>
>>
>> > We need to get out of the certwhore IT mentality, and
>> > need to realize
>> that practical experience under the guidance of mentors
>> is a required
>> component in create quality IT people.
>>
>> Perhaps an apprenticeship program. Or certification that
>> requires
>> hands-on
>> knowledge. I've talked to my share of ignorant MCSEs. But
>> perhaps the
>> problem is in THAT certification rather than the whole
>> certification
>> concept.
>>
>> Dana
>> _____
>>
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