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You should think of certs and degrees merely as ways to get you entry. I work with lots of banks and educational institutions; and subcontract to other consulting firms. Certs and degrees are the price of entry. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SUSPECT: RE: MCSE question Best reason I've heard yet for not getting a degree. :-P From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 3:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SUSPECT: RE: MCSE question Hmm in that case degree is just a paper. However without a degree its almost impossible to land a managment position Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _____ From: "Ziots, Edward" Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:41:52 -0500 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> Subject: RE: SUSPECT: RE: MCSE question Concurr, Both great points, that is why I said why do people continue to keep doing it. The Cert is just a piece of paper, experience is what I am looking for, no certificate can teach that or even measure it.. Only reason I can see is basically due to Gold/Platinum Partner requirements to have so many certified people on staff to maintain status. Z Edward E. Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email: [email protected] Phone: 401-639-3505 MCSE, MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + _____ From: Don Ely [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:34 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SUSPECT: RE: MCSE question ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
