On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 15:58, Jorge Godoy wrote: > I have the same opinion. Just look around and see how many "certified > something" are there and how many of them *really* know the product, its > details, how to work with it. > > Certifications don't even certify the minimum knowledge. They are like tests > that we do in school: they show how we are feeling and what we "know" (or > memorized during the night) at the instant of the test. Some people even > cheat on tests (not that I'm saying it is done or is common with certification > tests...). > > So, if I have a good memory to retain information for a week, I'll excel in > certification tests. But then, what after that week? > > I'm against certifications for any product. It just doesn't show the > reality. I would say that really depends on the certification. My flatmate is an RHCE, and that is a pretty rigorous certification. Lots of applied knowledge to fixing purposely broken computer systems. OTOH, I've read the MCSE study guides before and was very underwhelmed. Seemed like a guide on which button to push to get a banana. But neither one is a substitute for 20+ years of on the job experience of a system.
