So, "recognized user group member"
And what does this actually mean? Active on a mailing list? Shows up at meetings? Knows the organizer of the group? Pays dues? As the founder and past president of LIPHP I can say that this is hard to validate. Sure, there are people in the group and on the list who ask great questions and give great advice but as a user group, with intentions of being free and open to all, I would be concerned that this is beginnings of local politics" (not what you know but who) and the lack of that is what I enjoyed most about our group. I'm not poo-pooing the idea, just saying that really, it is going to come down to this: 1. Candidate says that they are a member of User Group 2. Hiring manager goes to Google and/or mailing list of that User Group and searches for that user 3. Hiring manager reads those posts and gets a sense of their involvement (or lack thereof) and technical ability. Which is probably what is going to happen anyway. Tom http://www.liphp.org On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Tim Gales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Sawczynec wrote: > [...] > > > > And that a programmer who has Zend cert. and is a recognized user group > > member can use the status of PHP+ user/programmer on their > > credentials/resume. > > > > > Is being Zend certified (alone) a big help? > > -- > > T. Gales & Associates > 'Helping People Connect with Technology' > > http://www.tgaconnect.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
