Posted by Steve on 11/14/06 14:23

<ehabtom@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Hello,
|
| I got my certification a few days ago. The question of certification at
| work, no matter how slight it could be, it makes a difference. If two
| CVs with very similar experience are selected, the one having the
| certification have a better chance to win.
|
| And there are no many certified people, why not go for it?

cost v. payoff for one.

as an employer faced with the above scenario, the deal breaker for either
candidate would be how their personality fit within the group i intend to
place them. at that point, i'd have a meeting with the group and ask their
impressions of both candidates. i'd make a decision based on that.

what you are banking on is that the employer thinks as you do. this is not
often the case, especially with php. since not many people have
certification in php and the fact it is so easily learned and deployed, it
seems a mute point to seek a pedigree in it.

now, if there were certifications one could seek involving personal
development in the areas of understanding, patience, communication, logic,
and diligence, i'd only hire those candidates and their facilities regarding
php would be a distant qualification to be sure.

;^)

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