MS Certifications.. is it Worth it?

[ClockMeister]

Offhand, I'd say "no". I've known an individual or two who got them (I have one from some time ago myself). It's kind of like the situation we have here in Florida with our school system. Everybody is studying to pass a test but they're not really learning anything. I remember one guy in particular that I worked with once that took a series of those. You'd have thought he might have some expertise in it (at the time it was NT administration). He passed a series of 5 tests, got certified as an NT administrator and was coming to me (an un-certified individual) for answers that should have been covered in the cert. Don't study to pass a test, LEARN the stuff.

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[Jeremy Falcon]

Fabio Franco wrote:

Couldn't agree more, but spoon feeding does have its benefits, like actually learning the basics before going full three course. It makes a difference. Although I have not finished it, I learned some valuable concepts from my engineering course, which I would unlikely learn on my own.

You're absolutely correct sir. Courses aren't a bad thing, but they are the beginning of your education, not the end. So that's a good way to put it.

Jeremy Falcon

[Jeremy Falcon]

If that's what you need to hear. On a different note, that's the first time I've seen that emoji on here. :omg:

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[Fabio Franco]

Jeremy Falcon wrote:

hey are the beginning of your education, not the end.

Agreed, although I did start learning to program before taking a course ;P

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[Fernando A Gomez F]

For the particular developer, it helps little, I think, because certs usually force you to memorize to the line concepts MS deems important. You won't be lerning much from those. As a business owner, I require all the people that I hire to have a MS-Cert or obtain it within 6 months (I pay them the exams). This is because MS requires me to have 5 certified engeneers (per competency) to keep my company as a Gold Partner. Being gold gives me access to Microsoft's CRM and oportunities they're working on, which means more sales leads without me having to hire more sales personnel. So, as an employeer, they are worth a lot to me. I should think many other Microsoft-centric companies are in the same position, so I think the certifications are worth it for developers that want to work for those companies: you help your company, and might improve your salary. Your mileage may vary though.

[Zuoliu Ding]

It may help to get a job with additions in your resume, but might not very useful in the real daily development.

[Idaho Edokpayi]

Yes.

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[Kevin Marois]

What?

If it's not broken, fix it until it is. Everything makes sense in someone's mind. Ya can't fix stupid.

[Idaho Edokpayi]

The original post asked if MS Certifications were worth it. I answered. And to clarify, in my personal experience they have been.

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[Herbie Mountjoy]

Certs are like cars with built in obsolescence.

We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.