Re: Why Microsoft certificates are only good as asswipes

In comp.os.linux.advocacy (Jeff wrote:

>>If I was a hiring manager,I would give more weight to Linux / Comptia
>>type
>>exams than MS exams  esp if the applicant has little or no experience.

> Perhaps that's one reaosn you're not a hiring manager... :)

>>At least the Linux dude knows basic stuff howeevr simple they may be

> All certification exams test a specific knowledge set. If that set
> doesn't fit with the organization doing the interview, the exams are
> irrelevant. I don't know any hiring manager that bases a hiring
> decision on certifications, of any kind. After all, I don't hire
> certifications, I hire people.

It depends on the certification. A CCIE for example, is infinitely more impressive than an MCSE.

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