MCSD not important when Microsoft hiring
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I participated in today's chat held by Microsoft Tech Recruiting. Some of the more interesting Q&A i put on my blog: spaces.msn.com/members/pjsson/ According to MS so do they not consider a MCSD being anything of value when they are hiring. What's the purpose of getting one then if not even Microsoft care? zoeg (Expert): Q: Does a .Net MCSD get a preference during the resume filtering? A: It depends on the group really. For the positions that I have recruiter for in the past this hasn't been a requirement and doesn't necessarily make a candidate more attractive per se. /Patric
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I participated in today's chat held by Microsoft Tech Recruiting. Some of the more interesting Q&A i put on my blog: spaces.msn.com/members/pjsson/ According to MS so do they not consider a MCSD being anything of value when they are hiring. What's the purpose of getting one then if not even Microsoft care? zoeg (Expert): Q: Does a .Net MCSD get a preference during the resume filtering? A: It depends on the group really. For the positions that I have recruiter for in the past this hasn't been a requirement and doesn't necessarily make a candidate more attractive per se. /Patric
Patric_J wrote: According to MS so do they not consider a MCSD being anything of value when they are hiring. What's the purpose of getting one then if not even Microsoft care? It looked to me as if the value of the certification was dependent upon the person doing the hiring and the position being applied for. That may be where the "It depends..." comes from. I personally don't put much stock in a certified person with no experience. The other comment about the certification not being a requirement in the past made sense as well. That would explain why a candidate would not necessarily be more attractive than others. For example, an MCSD certification probably would not be required for someone going into the QA or Technical Writing department.
"Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow
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Patric_J wrote: According to MS so do they not consider a MCSD being anything of value when they are hiring. What's the purpose of getting one then if not even Microsoft care? It looked to me as if the value of the certification was dependent upon the person doing the hiring and the position being applied for. That may be where the "It depends..." comes from. I personally don't put much stock in a certified person with no experience. The other comment about the certification not being a requirement in the past made sense as well. That would explain why a candidate would not necessarily be more attractive than others. For example, an MCSD certification probably would not be required for someone going into the QA or Technical Writing department.
"Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow
DavidCrow wrote: It looked to me as if the value of the certification was dependent upon the person doing the hiring and the position being applied for +1, My place of employment will not hire someone with a cert and a cert alone over someone with no cert and adequate experience. Nino