Some companies actually have the applicant take the brainbench exam as part of the interviewing process. In that case it is proctored, and if controlled properly, might give a decent indication of the candidate's skill set.
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:59 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Certification > > > You seem to be viewing Brainbench certs unfavorably because > > you can look up answers in the manual as you take the test. > > The Brainbench tests are intended to be open-book and the > > Adobe test is intended to be closed-book. So the questions > > you see on a Brainbench test are much harder than the > > questions on the Adobe test. Many of the questions cannot be > > answered without looking up the answer. That is what you are > > being tested on. Can you look up the correct answer or solve > > the problem within two minutes. It is not testing how well > > you can memorize a study guide. > > Brainbench certifications are unproctored, so you can't even tell if the > applicant actually took it, can you? > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:264332 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
