Reply to: Does anyone here understand all the different MS certifications?

[Diver]

Does anyone here understand all the different MS certifications?



Marks & Spencer do certificates?

I had one of their vouchers for Xmas

[gingerjedi]

Waste of time imo, not worth the paper they are written on. On the job training counts for a million times more than most of those Micro$haft certifications for most sensible companies.

We know that but it’s the non IT literate HR departments who send the job requirements to the agents that need educating, some won't look at you without some sort of M*** cert.

[Solidec]

Waste of time imo, not worth the paper they are written on. On the job training counts for a million times more than most of those Micro$haft certifications for most sensible companies.

[jmo21]

i have a few of them from my first couple of jobs when i was just a youngster making my way in IT, the companies i worked for pushed us to do them as it helps towards making a company a Gold partner which is probably worth more to them than the actual certificate is to you

the single worst developer I have ever worked with in my whole career (and there have been a few) got 100% for one of them (think it was the tcp/ip exam)

[Francko]

leave the MSDN certifications, go for SAP certs fellas, you know wheere the money and the gravy train is.

[Scotchpie]

Are any of these accredited by some other organisation than MicroSoft?

[Shimano105]

Just stick the logos on your CV if you feel the need for the certs. Would anyone ever really ask to see the paper?

[Paddy]

Graphical user interfaces and icons caused the downfall of the pharaohs and the Nubians

[Clippy]

Microsoft Certified Master program
The Microsoft Certified Master program enables experienced IT professionals to demonstrate and validate their ability to successfully design and implement solutions that meet the most complex business requirements.


Yep - thats the one for me - got it on me CV now - perfect.

Money for old rope this IT game.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Microsoft Certified Master program
The Microsoft Certified Master program enables experienced IT professionals to demonstrate and validate their ability to successfully design and implement solutions that meet the most complex business requirements.


Yep - thats the one for me - got it on me CV now - perfect.

Money for old rope this IT game.

[KentPhilip]

All the answers to the exam questions are on the web anyway. My 96% on the SQL Server 2005 Admin one was not entirely as a result of hard study.

[PM-Junkie]

I believe the M in each of those certifications stands for "Meaningless"?

[JoJoGabor]

Just leave it to the dodgy Indian testing centres where anyone can have an "open-book" test.

[TheFaQQer]

I understand that they can all be obtained in Bangalore with much cheapness and plenty quickness

I think that MS stopped non-Indian citizens getting MS qualifications from Indian testing centres. Don't know why - it was a lot cheaper to do my Oracle ones out in India rather than doing them in the UK.

[DiscoStu]

I understand that they can all be obtained in Bangalore with much cheapness and plenty quickness