Relevance of training whilst 'benched'?

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kaiser78 replied

12 May 2009, 14:58
I am thinking of taking some of the ITIL foundation courses whilst I am off. I am a PM and have the degree, PRINCE2 Pr, CTIP etc etc and bags of experience to show.

Not sure if ITIL will enhance this or simply keep me focussed on something constructive.

Any advice welcome thanks.
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tino replied

12 May 2009, 14:48
Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post

Some qualifications can be verified online, Prince2 is a classic example.

Easy if you're called John Smith or something equally common though
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Brussels Slumdog replied

12 May 2009, 14:47
Learn a language

Originally posted by Shimano105 View Post

Ok so buy the books, waste your time off by being stuck indoors and as bored as you were when you were billing - but with no cash at the end.

Then you get your cert or whatever and put it on your cv and the pimps beat a path to your door - or does it not work like that? Does a 1 week course costing a grand not buy you 5 years experience on your cv?

Learn a language
No one asks for a language certificate and it could be useful for future project
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TykeMerc replied

12 May 2009, 14:33
Originally posted by Andy2 View Post

Put it on the CV anyway
Nobody asks for certificates

Some qualifications can be verified online, Prince2 is a classic example.
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Mich the Tester replied

12 May 2009, 14:26
Originally posted by Andy2 View Post

Nobody asks for certificates

My last clientco started doing that and it turned out that a very large well known consultancy that does a lot of stuff for the UK and NL governments couldn’t even provide half the certificates that were claimed on their people’s CVs, including people who’d been permatractoring at clientco for 2 years or more.
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Andy2 replied

12 May 2009, 14:22
Originally posted by BrowneIssue View Post

If it gets you a qualification or recognisable certificate, it may tick a box on the shortlister's check sheet.

Put it on the CV anyway
Nobody asks for certificates
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BrowneIssue replied

12 May 2009, 14:02
If it gets you a qualification or recognisable certificate, it may tick a box on the shortlister's check sheet.
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Andy2 replied

12 May 2009, 13:26
Buy a dummies book. You never will need more knowledge than that.
HTH
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Rookie replied

12 May 2009, 13:06
Originally posted by Shimano105 View Post

Ok so buy the books, waste your time off by being stuck indoors and as bored as you were when you were billing - but with no cash at the end.

Then you get your cert or whatever and put it on your cv and the pimps beat a path to your door - or does it not work like that? Does a 1 week course costing a grand not buy you 5 years experience on your cv?

No. It's how you apply it that matters. Depends on the course and qualification though obviously too.
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Mich the Tester replied

12 May 2009, 12:57
Originally posted by Shimano105 View Post

Ok so buy the books, waste your time off by being stuck indoors and as bored as you were when you were billing - but with no cash at the end.

Then you get your cert or whatever and put it on your cv and the pimps beat a path to your door - or does it not work like that? Does a 1 week course costing a grand not buy you 5 years experience on your cv?

Read the book, blag it, put it on your CV then quickly do the exam when you get offered the interview. Works for Logicackcidenturecrapgeminordinary.
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Shimano105 started a topic Relevance of training whilst 'benched'?

12 May 2009, 12:55
Relevance of training whilst 'benched'?

Ok so buy the books, waste your time off by being stuck indoors and as bored as you were when you were billing - but with no cash at the end.

Then you get your cert or whatever and put it on your cv and the pimps beat a path to your door - or does it not work like that? Does a 1 week course costing a grand not buy you 5 years experience on your cv?
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