I guess everyone has their own experiences.... In mine, and for those I know and have spoke with, certifications don't get you the job offer directly, but they definitely help in two big ways towards getting the job.
1) getting through HR and/or the hiring manager onto the desk of the person who makes the decision 2) getting into the interview with the same > 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:350588 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
