[rescue] OT: Should I Cisco Cert?

Mon Feb 2 19:46:37 CST 2004

On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 07:44:25PM -0500, Samuel Kopel wrote:
> Having certs can definitly help get you in the door. I know people who are
> less skilled than me but have certs to prove they know their stuff and are
> doing better looking for work than I am. One of my coworkers is a book
> MCSE and I had to show her how to cut and paste her first week of work,
> but she had already gotten the job based on her certs.

Yeah, but the question is, do you really want to work for a company
that clueless?

I have worked with guys from York Technical Institute - they were
hired at a company I did some work for.  That company was completely
without any IT understanding.

--Patrick