On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:00 AM, Russ Michaels <[email protected]> wrote:
> I personally do not rate most certifications or even consider them them > when employing someone, nor do most other employers I know. > [snip] > If there are any other employers on here perhaps they will pipe up also. > I think I've found that certifications tend to have more weight in organizations that do not have the ability to judge your skill level themselves. These are folks like HR departments, recruiters, and middle manager types who don't really understand how to measure your abilities themselves. I also tend to see it more frequently in larger organizations (since they are more likely to have those folks). At the end of the day, certifications usually won't hurt you except for the time and money that may be required to study for and take the test. They might help you a lot, a little or not at all. ...but the OP's stated reason for getting the certification wasn't for employment reasons, it was for self education. So, for that, I think it's a fine goal. -Cameron -- Cameron Childress -- p: 678.637.5072 im: cameroncf facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cameroncf> | twitter<http://twitter.com/cameronc> | google+ <https://profiles.google.com/u/0/117829379451708140985> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:350586 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
