Tim, the only problem with that is, I would love to take certifications and just get that part done, but Hiring managers these days want to see degrees and college. Talking to a few HR dept. around nashville, they are looking at filling the job with degrees over actual intelligence. I figure with my experience, I should be a hit after I get my bachelor's.. :)
On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Tim Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I personally don't think certifications are good, or bad, and when > looking through resumes, I never actually look at certifications. > Unfortunately, that's not how most places operate, and without the > proper certifications/degrees you can't make it past HR. Reasons to > always find the interviewing manager, and send your resume to them > directly :)... No offense to HR, but they absolutely stink at finding > qualified technical candidates. More companies should focus less on > formal certifications or degrees and focus more on "Is this candidate > smart?" "Can this candidate get things done?" > > Less interviews with meaningless technical details, more interviews > focusing on are they smart, and can they get shit done. > > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/ > ^-- Highly recommended for anyone hiring. Read his guides to > interviewing and choosing the right candidates. > > http://vijaygill.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/good-vs-great-hiring-and-maintaining-engineering-organizations/ > ^-- Also a recommended read... > > </rant> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
