http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-jobs/can-virtualization-certs-get-real/ Sat, 18 May 2013 18:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-jobs/can-virtualization-certs-get-real/#comment-26 Cruicer Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:33:29 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/it-jobs/can-virtualization-certs-get-real/#comment-26 I’ve been in the technology for quite a number of years and have seen my share of the “alphabet soup” recruits in my day. You all know the type, those that have every acronym known to man behind their name. But when the rubber meets the road they have no clue. Yet there are a few good certs out there such as Cisco’s to name one. I typically steered away from the candidate that had the so said “alphabet soup” titles as this simply proved to me that A. Either this person can take the multiple choice exams pretty good, or B. Spent a lot of money w/ the Exam Cram type of help aids. Rather I would look for the candidate who had a few years experience and knows the lingo during the interview process. If I had two or three candidates whom were pretty even with knowledge and real world working experience then I would look for a certification, this would then show me that the individual had the motivation to get the cert whether it was for a promotion or a previous job requirement. Certs are good, but until the Microsoft’s and the VMware’s testing centers put individuals in real world situations where they need to think about the answer instead of memorizing the answer to me they are only good to be used as the “tie-breaker” or something an individual has to have for a promotion. I hope that VMware will “Get Real” so the VCP has a solid reason for being behind ones name.

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