[KLUG Members] Re: Certification -- thanx ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

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On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 16:14, Matty wrote:
> I concur with this. When I passed my SCDME w/ SDS/VxVM & SCBRE w/
> Netbackup, I was not impressed with the format. I over prepared for
> both. I do like it that Cisco has added a simulator to their tests. If
> they could test real world debugging skills (system A can send packets
> to system B, but B cannot send them to system A, given Router X,Y & Z,
> and Path A,B & C, find the problem OR find the root bridge in a large
> spanning tree domain, etc.).=20

Thanx for concurring.

I used to ignorantly comment on certification before I took any
examinations.  Now that I have sampled much of the landscape as of the
middle of this year, I have drawn more personal experiences.

With that said, I want to make one final point.

If the idea behind certifications is to prove to a prospective employer
that you have a skill.  Does a certification that is "peer-reviewed" in
a "hands-on laboratory environment" not best and most directly represent
what you will usually be doing in a "real-world" job function?


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Bryan J. Smith, E.I. (BSECE)       Contact Info:  http://thebs.org
[ http://thebs.org/files/resume/BryanJonSmith_certifications.pdf ]
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