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They should get some consultants in.......

[Joe Black]

Took me a bit GG, but I finally found the reports you mentioned...

In case anyone else is interested the links are below:

Is the .NET market over-supplied?
SAP shown to be major growth market for 2006

[GeorgeGregan]

A massive oversupply of .Net developers is threatening to destabilize the UK economy, according to the Gartner group, an IT consultancy.

In a report released today they claim "Every man and his dog has been jumping on the .Net bandwagon, due to low barriers to entry and noddy certfication courses."

The report continues, "Growth areas for 2006 include SAP, where there is already a chronic shortage of qualified developers. We also expect to see an upsurge in demand for people with Visual TapeChanger skills, particularly in the enterprise space".

[milanbenes]

yeah it's all the usual nonsensical hype, do the courses and try and get the rates !

stick with .Net, keep it real

Milan.

[DaveB]

Milan, is there an equivalent certification for SAP skills? The streets are paved with gold in SAP land I'm told.

They are according to the story on the sites front page....

"The same can be said for rival SAP. Over the same 13-month period, hourly averages have leapt from £32.00 to £46.29. And the number of roles requesting SAP experience has trebled in the last three months alone, reaching 2,636. Particularly hot modules include SAP HR, offering £500 per day, with some 200 vacancies. And whoever gets the two ‘senior SAP programme manager’ roles will be able to enjoy a healthy £800 per day. "

[milanbenes]

that's what they'll try and have you believe

fact is everybody wants .Net these days

all the government money financing the big .Net projects
you see

.Net = sorted

Milan.

[GeorgeGregan]

stick at it laaaaads,

MS Certification is worth the effort

Milan.

Milan, is there an equivalent certification for SAP skills? The streets are paved with gold in SAP land I'm told.

[milanbenes]

stick at it laaaaads,

MS Certification is worth the effort

Milan.

[Francko]

So how's it work then? You just memorise the study guides, fork out £500 for the exams, and Bob's your uncle?

If you memorise the exam questions then you can be sure you pass but if you want to do it to learn I must admit it's not easy at all (and even memorising the questions takes quite a long time - I preferred spending more time learning rather then just studying to pass the exam). I am 3 out of 5 self-learning and I must admit that it was quite tough (perhaps as my background is on j2ee/unix) and a pleasant experience to learn (plus I particularly enjoy the microsoft solution framework, although the exam was a bit of a nuisance).

[milanbenes]

Hello Shim,

funny you should ask, there is a meeting today with suppliers for:

wooden flooring
internal wooden doors
stair cases

the project is on the last lap, but probably the most expensive

Milan.

[GeorgeGregan]

MS Certs

So how's it work then? You just memorise the study guides, fork out £500 for the exams, and Bob's your uncle?

[Shimano105]

Morning 'Benes. I'm fine, still dreaming - this time about .NET (it's so good you see).

How's teh Czech pad coming along?

[milanbenes]

Hello Shim,

how are you ?

MS .Net stuff is great isn't it.

Milan.

[Shimano105]

MCPD, actually...

Anyhoo, it's the MCPD you should be after now, innit?

[Not So Wise]

Generally we know cert's mean nothing except the person can possible cram and pass some tests

Agencys and clients on the other hand.....


So if you can do it without going on expensive training courses, go for it. £500 odd is small price to pay any type of possible improvement in getting contracts.