I have done something similar as Ole,
On my resume I have a section with a running history of exams passed and
courses taken. If passing an exam completed a certification I note that in
brackets. i.e. - 15 July 2000, CID exam passed (CCDP completed)
On the cover page I only list the "senior" certs from a track. The same for
my business card, the senior certs only.
But on job boards I check off every single cert due to searches by HR people
who may not know/understand the progression.
There was a time when I chided people for putting down MCP/MCSE. But I
didn't figure that HR people wouldn't know the difference - they're supposed
to know the market they're recruiting for... right?
right.
Kevin Wigle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ole Drews Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Andy'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Craig Columbus"
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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 8:57 AM
Subject: RE: Certifications on resumes
> On my resume, I have listed all my exams and certifications. For example:
>
> Objectives:
>
> I want a job that pays a million a year, where I can work at home.
>
> bla.bla.bla.
>
> Certifications:
>
> CCNA 2.0 Cisco Certified Network Associate May 2000
> MCSE 4.0 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer March 1999
> MCP+I 4.0 Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet
> March 1999
> MCP 4.0 Microsoft Certified Professional July 1998
>
> Exams:
>
> BCMSN Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks January 2001
> BCRAN Building Cisco Remote Access Networks August 2000
> CCNA 2.0 Cisco Certified Network Associate May 2000
>
> bla.bla.bla.
>
> When I was interviewing for the job I currently hold, I know that was one
of
> the reasons why my boss liked me, because he could see that I kept
educating
> my self, so I could be more or less up to date with technology.
>
> So put every exam and certification on the resume, because maybe the
> recruiter who's looking at it and searching for one with a minimum CCNA,
> will ignore your CCNP title.
>
> Just my $.02
>
> Ole
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:03 AM
> To: Craig Columbus
> Cc: netlinesys; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Certifications on resumes
>
>
>
> This is a good idea. You have to remember that the majority of people that
> see your resume are non-technical people that are just matching acronymns
> without any idea what they are. I had one recuiter look at my resume and
> email back, "but do you have any experience with ISP". I explained what an
> ISP was and that all the jobs on my resume were service providers. *sigh*
>
> andy
>
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Craig Columbus wrote:
>
> > I've actually seen more than one post that said CCIE required, CCNA
> > preferred. Go figure.
> > In my experience, CCNP doesn't get a lot of play in HR departments. HR
> > recognizes CCNA, but doesn't understand CCNP.
> > I've also seen a fair number of recruiters/HR confuse CCNA with CNA.
> > Bottom line? I don't put any letters after my name, but I have a
> > certifications section on my resume where I list each certification,
spell
>
> > it out, and put the date achieved...even an HR person should be able to
> see
> > that the CCNA = Cisco Certified Network Associate, and that it was
earned
> > prior to my CCNP.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > At 10:08 AM 1/26/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> > >Robert,
> > >You will find that some jobs advertised in a way that they are looking
> for
> > >people who are CCNA or CCIE ( so where is CCNP ) . It seems that some
> > >recruitment agency do not know the difference between CCIE and CCNA. I
> will
> > >put it the CCNA somewhere in your resume just to avoid that .
> > >
> > >Robert Padjen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > I was asked an interesting question this morning by a
> > > > friend who just passed their CCNP. Basically they
> > > > wanted to know if they should now remove the CCNA from
> > > > their resume or list both CCNA and CCNP.
> > > >
> > > > I took the position that (as I do) the CCNP implies
> > > > the CCNA, and therefore one would only list their
> > > > 'highest' within a track. A number of co-workers said
> > > > no, list it all.
> > > >
> > > > Please chime in with your position - unicast if your
> > > > just sending a vote and multicast if you are raising a
> > > > discussion. Sorry to those who feel this is an
> > > > improper use of the board.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Robert Padjen
> > > >
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