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RE: Value of certifications
From: "Simmons, James" <jsimmons () eds com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:40:32 -0500
I have to say that I agree with the idea of keeping current with a certification. It ensures that you are... Well current. I do not like the idea of having to re-take the exam, or at least pay a high price to stay current. I do like ISC2's way of addressing this issue. I would prefer to tweak it a bit, which I will be addressing later, but compared to the other alternatives, it is the better of two evils. I do like your quote that "qualifications are the beginning." I will have to use that. There is a lot of truth in that statement. Regards, Simmons -----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Hari Sekhon Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:10 AM To: Brian Bemis Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Value of certifications Hi Brian, I am in the same position. I think that expiring certifications are __extremely__ lame. If you have earned something then it's not very smart to take it away from you. It's essentially a waste of time and a con trick to generate more revenue by forcing to re-sit the same exams over and over again. Qualifications are the beginning, not the end, and you should be moving past them, not going back to their level all the time... It was this that stopped me from bothering to get a CCNP. I have no intention of ever re-sitting my CCNA exam and nor will I be doing any other Cisco or other expiring exam, not unless my employer demands it, is willing to pay for it and give me the time to go and do it... I still have mine on there but my creds are dated as to when I got them so someone can see I got it and that it is expiring/expired. I don't see what is wrong with that, you earned it at the time and that shows on your CV. Hari On 25/04/07, Brian Bemis <brian_bemis () hotmail com> wrote:
I have a question that kind of follows a long the lines of this one... If you have a certification that lapses, can you still note it on your
resume? I got my CCNA certification 3 1/2 years ago, but do to recent time constraints, I wasn't able to go take the recertification exam. Can I still list that on my resume, maybe with the year it expired, or
is that not cool?
Just wondering what others thought about that...-----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of lalit.gupta () bt com Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:18 AM To: iccnt () yahoo ca; bert.knabe () lubbockonline com Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Value of certifications Certifications get you through Biodata scanners in HR :) Once you are through them, then only you are called for interviews. So, certs are important for career advancement. On another front, certs give confidence to your employer and client about your capabilities. Regards, Lalit Gupta CIISA, CISSP, CCNA, MCP, CCE, CNE -----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Doug Schlachta Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:44 AM To: bert.knabe () lubbockonline com Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Value of certifications Bert, I suggest that if you are going to look at the Security+ cert you looking into the SSCP by ISC2 instead. I have not seen much value given to Sec+ cert but I have seen value given to the SSCP. It also gives you a good step towards obtaining your CISSP
eventually.
Regards Douglas Schlachta CISSP, SSCP, MCSE;Security, MCSE, CCNA, CFOT ----- Original Message ---- From: Bert Knabe <bert.knabe () lubbockonline com> To: security-basics () securityfocus com Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 1:18:11 AM Subject: Value of certifications My employer offers classes for 2 security certifications, CompTIA Security+ and Certified Information Systems Security Professional. I know that the CISSP certification is aimed more at management, and is worthwhile, but I'm not management (yet), so I'm looking at the Security+, but I don't know if it's worth the time. Does anyone know how much value it has? I've been able to follow the discussions I've
seen here, but I wouldn't call myself a security expert by any
means.
Thanks, Bert Knabe
-- Hari Sekhon
Current thread:
- RE: RE: Value of certifications David Harley (May 01)
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- Re: RE: RE: Value of certifications nomail (May 01)
- RE: Value of certifications Simmons, James (May 01)
- RE: RE: Value of certifications David Harley (May 02)
- RE: Value of certifications Jones, David H (May 02)
- Re: Value of certifications Hari Sekhon (May 16)
- RE: Value of certifications Devin Rambo (May 16)
- RE: Value of certifications Simmons, James (May 16)
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- Fwd: Value of certifications kevin fielder (May 17)
- RE: Value of certifications David Harley (May 17)
- RE: Value of certifications Craig Wright (May 17)
- RE: Value of certifications Erin Carroll (May 18)