Weighted answers: Yes, I was moved to the top two finalists out of over 50 because of my certifications, and then beat out the other finalist on the technical interview.
Certifications do not get the same weight as experience, but the hiring manager sees the certifications up front, and only gets a feel for experience after investigation. Consider the certification as logic, and experience as abstract. A degree is handled the same way. What you want is to create the impression that the hiring manager can hire you with a minimum of fuss, and he has the documentation to cover him in the event it doesn't work out. In cases where you are being evaluated for a senior position, then the certifications carry less weight, and more is given to your levels of experience with increasing responsibility, and your problem solving ability as demonstrated on similar projects. ===================================== Douglas White group Manager mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.samcfug.org ===================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Rohan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: RE: certification experiences/plans? | I am a bit of a cynic - actually I am a total cynic - so instead of voicing | my opinion on certifications I'll ask some questions. | | Has anyone gotten a job / contract / promotion because they were certified? | Hard to say specifically, but I mean where you were pretty sure that was the | deciding factor. | | And, more importantly, to the hiring people on this list - what weight do | you place on a certification - opposed to a degree, experience... and... | ahem... attitude? :) | | in a newbe? | a senior position? | a general lackey? | | Just curious. | | Rob | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
