Re: [FW1] Helo for CCSA Exam

[Jeff Imes <imes@att.com>]

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Exactly the point.  While we, as technical peers of the computing
industry, can recognize and laud those that we know have what it takes
to succeed, those that perform duties as hiring managers and recruiters
seem to be on the average clueless about the skillset of the people that
they consider for positions.  Two things matter to them:  1) meeting
their corporate objectives, and 2) making more money (for their
organizations and ultimately themselves).  Now this isn't to say that
their aren't such individuals that do know what they need, but in my
experience, it's a sparsely populated bunch.  

And unfortunately, you've also described the problem as it exists
today.  Those that don't know probably won't know.  It's an uphill
battle we'd be fighting.  The only group of people that do it very well
are college recruiters, especially those for prestigious universities
like Ivy League schools.  They absolutely require the best students and
the criteria for admissions to those school are well defined, unlike our
current situation with IT certifications.

Just my 2¢...

--Jeff


sirving@ca.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> Your arguement is why I really dislike the whole certification process that
> started with CNE's.  I have seen good and bad people using Cisco, Netware, NT
> and Checkpoint and I have yet to find any sort of relationship between having a
> certification and being able to do the work.  It's about time hiring mangers
> woke up and realized that all these tests prove is that the person can memorize
> details in a book.
> 
> And if you take it to the extreme, then what does a college degree even give you
> versus learning while doing.

-- 
Jeff Imes
AT&T Laboratories, Columbus
imes@att.com -- (614) 501-2733


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