RE: Security Certs

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: "Robby Tanner" <Robby.Tanner () lightsource ca>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve W. Manzuik [mailto:steve () entrenchtech com]
> > I personally don't hold a lot of value in any of the certs
> > and when hiring people I couldn't care less what letters are
> > behind their name but what skills they have and what kind of
> > attitude they have.
>
> I agree that certifications are misleading but they at least demonstrate
> SOME level of skill don't they?  How else do you determine "what skills
> they have" BEFORE hiring them and observing performance?
>
> I suppose that's the trick isn't it?

I don't think certs are worthless, you just have to check that the person 
has experience to go with them.  When I post a job opening I usually get a 
storm of resumes, so I use them in my first phase winnowing, in addition to 
things like having a messed up format, or not following the directions in 
the job post.  To me they represent a minimum level of knowledge about a 
subject, so that for example, if the person is an MCSE and I ask them an 
active directory question, they shouldn't say "active what?", though it's no 
guarantee they'll actually know the right answer.

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"We are successful when our bosses wonder what it is we do all day."  -- Tim 
Mullen

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