On Wed, 22 May 2002, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
Thus spake "Stephen Kowalchuk" <skowalchuk@diamonex.com>
Certification in the IT industry has become a nightmare because people who are less than clueful have abused it in the hiring and compensation processes.
Picture yourself as a job-seeker three years ago. Every recruiter you call hangs up on you because you don't have a CCNA. What's the obvious conclusion? CCNA == job.
Try getting an accounting job without being a CPA; it's possible in some states, but it's not easy.
Your analogy is flawed. You have to be certified by the local bar association to practice law in most states, and unless I'm mistaken (and I might be) you have to have taken the CPA test and be certified as a CPA, because the government says so. -- Steve Sobol, CTO (Server Guru, Network Janitor and Head Geek) JustThe.net LLC, Mentor On The Lake, OH 888.480.4NET http://JustThe.net "In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user/You've got your own newsgroup: alt.total.loser" - "Weird Al" Yankovic, "It's All About the Pentiums"