Re: Certification or College degrees?

["Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol () JustThe net>]

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.
 

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