Microsoft Certs.
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Because someone with genuine skills do not need to do "certifications" of this sort. It's just my opinion though, and like I said, I won't add (or reduce) points for a potential candidate's certifications. I can speak only from my point of view, thinking of a situation where I'd hire for my team. However, like some other posters pointed out, it may add some value depending on the circumstances. You must evaluate if it's worth your time and efforts.
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Thanks appreciate that :)
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Because someone with genuine skills do not need to do "certifications" of this sort. It's just my opinion though, and like I said, I won't add (or reduce) points for a potential candidate's certifications. I can speak only from my point of view, thinking of a situation where I'd hire for my team. However, like some other posters pointed out, it may add some value depending on the circumstances. You must evaluate if it's worth your time and efforts.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
You may be right, but if you are the interviewer and you get a CV of a person who claims to have genuine skills but doesn't have any experience whatsoever and no computer degree and no certification. Would you call him for an interview? I think it's equally important. This not only shows you have the in depth knowledge of the subject but also shows you are career oriented and hard working. I would not hire a person with only certification. But degree and certification will definitely put the CV on top, if am looking for a graduates.
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You may be right, but if you are the interviewer and you get a CV of a person who claims to have genuine skills but doesn't have any experience whatsoever and no computer degree and no certification. Would you call him for an interview? I think it's equally important. This not only shows you have the in depth knowledge of the subject but also shows you are career oriented and hard working. I would not hire a person with only certification. But degree and certification will definitely put the CV on top, if am looking for a graduates.
AndyInUK wrote:
You may be right, but if you are the interviewer and you get a CV of a person who claims to have genuine skills but doesn't have any experience whatsoever and no computer degree and no certification. Would you call him for an interview?
Degree and experience will be given importance. However, I will completely ignore any certifications, and they're absolutely of NO importance to me. But that's just me.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Afternoon All, I am considering doing a couple of microsoft certs to go along side my degree in computer science. I am enjoying C# at the minute and think a certification in C# would be handy. Any suggestions of which companys to use to get the certification i.e. should I use something like computeach or go through microsoft? Also are they actually worth anything towards a career or am I spending x amount on something not many companys are bothered with! Thanks
I honestly think that certification are a good way to get past the first gatekeeper and possibly toward the top of the stack when looking for work. After that, you need to be able to show that you actually know the stuff the certifications cover. I'll also add that I really don't the the MS certification have any relation to real world problems. Study the test, take the test, get the cert. I was able to pass there ASP.Net Development certification even though I hadn't (at the time) done any real world ASP.Net development, and had hardly dabbled in it in my own time.