The value of Microsoft technical certification

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Come on JK, it's on MS website, wouldn't say anything bad about MS certification even if people stopped doing them altogether. tbh it would be hard to find statistics saying otherwise - as a general rule certified people will have better paid jobs etc.

I'm not saying there's no point in certifying, but any papers like this are just marketing, even more so if produced/published/retweeted by one of the vendors. Advice to business to hire only certified people will not solve skill shortages...

 

The value of anything is different for each person.

To me certification is valuable because:

It challenges me to learn new things which I can do without paying for an exam but I find that aiming for an exam provides more motivation and I enjoy the challenge to pass an exam.

They are valued in the field I work.

Makes me better at my job, I I learn new ways to improve the job I do.

Meet like minded people who enjoy learning and advancing there careers.

Makes me look a big man putting letters after my name.

 

It's funny, working in my type of role, certifications are mainly for keeping up with vendor partnerships... I mean I seen some guys doing certs they have no business doing.

Two people having the same cert does not mean they have the exact same knowledge on the topic. I feel like certs have more weight depending on who has them. For example, Senior Network Engineer, who's focus is on Cisco gear, having a CCNP RS would seem to complement the experience.

But lets say the same CCNP is earned by someone who doesnt have experience or who might not necessarily focus on networking, maybe more on virtualization which is where their focus lies. Certs go with experience, and when it's the right combo, its worth the paper.

 

nice thread..thank you so much for sharing..

 

And if you knew Rob then you would understand that he needs to look like a big man ;)

 

Haha yes, although compared to you I am no big man ;)

 

Oi, I resemble that remark

 

That's good I thought you might resent it

 

thank you for share experience