Hello,
Typically, I've seen this website used by large corporations to sift
through candidates - I've had HR or a HH
require a test from this website be taken to progress to the next stage
of the interview. I always felt it was
a bit *silly* - The type of organization that includes this as part of
their metrics is typically NOT the
type of place I want to work.
A search of PHP from brainbench returned:
CGI Scripting Available Plan Learn Test $49.95
MySQL 3.23 Administration Available Plan Learn Test $49.95
PHP 4 Available Plan Learn Test $49.95
PHP 5 Available Plan Learn Test $49.95
Personally, I'd focus on a Zend test, or a college course. I obviously
cannot comment on the quality of this test since
I dont know if its the same as the ones I've taken or not.
Both sites look similar:
http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/common/testcenter/taketest.xml?testId=2523
http://www.w3schools.com/cert/cert_php.asp
Anyways, to the point, if your looking for a job at one of the companies
that may employ this test,
great - that might look good for you.
I don't think it can hurt you - good luck w/whatever you decide to do!
It always a good idea to be
sharpening your skill set.
- Ben
Michele Waldman wrote:
Found it.
This was a website that I was told was being recognized by some employers as
verifying experience.
I don't know how much stock I'd put in it though.
http://www.brainbench.com/
Michele
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
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Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 7:41 PM
To: 'NYPHP Talk'
Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] W3 Schools?
What always got me in the door was a Computer Science degree from
UC-Berkeley.
That seemed to help. As an employer, I'd be looking for a combination of
education and number of years of direct experience. Five years is
considered an even exchange for an education by some employers.
There was a different website and no one I either met or heard about had
used their test results as a way to document their knowledge. I may have
heard this from a headhunter. From what I understood, it actually worked.
As an employer, I would put much stock in it.
But, if I can remember the website, I'll forward the link.
Michele
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Leam Hall
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 4:49 PM
To: NYPHP Talk
Subject: [nyphp-talk] W3 Schools?
Anyone have any experience with the W3 Schools tutorials and
Certification? The site has a lot of tutorials and look decently well
written. Testing for a cert is $75, and I'm not sure if it's going to
affect any hiring decisions but it does let us "externally motivated"
folks test ourselves against a measurable standard.
http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp
Since I'm not yet in the PHP Rock Star ranks, do you think this might help?
Leam
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