The only reason to get a certification is because HR managers don't get it... Most of the time a technical manager puts a job requisition together for a software developer and only gets resume's that the HR people think are a fit. HR people think (incorrectly) that the certification actually has meaning and therfor give preferance to certified people. The HR people giving preferance, because of ignorance, is the only value that any certification has. As ignorance is the cause of the value it doesn't matter what kind of certification you have, because the HR people don't know the difference any way. Some of the training for the certification can be a good primer if you are unfamiliar with the technology at hand. I took a week long VB.net course and got a lot of good info on web services, that I have never used. It was an interesting and fun week but as an embedded guy I havent touched VB in years except for the ocational test program. The certification process is enough to give you a basic familiarity, and a foot in the door but don't expect it to get you the job. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never... Ouch... Nevermind