All of the Companies that I would want to work for hire "TALENT" not certificates... So a certification really does not hold a lot of water, it is just an indicator of the talented person's commitment to that subject area.
Microsoft does not hire MCSE's. Why do you think that is? They hire talent! That is what has created the company today. Agree or not with Microsoft's direction they are still, and will be for a while, the dominating force in the commercial computing world.
With the advent of Linux coupled with all the GNU tools, that have been developed over a number of years, we could be entering into another level in computing in the commercial market. Microsoft created the MCSE and the market for it. Do we have to follow suit? Or is their maybe a better, more elegant, solution to hiring talented people?
I don't know the answers, but I do know there has to be a better way then "certification" or at least a very different approach to certification.
Let me know if I'm just an idealist or if we can actually change and "think outside the box"!
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