____/ High Plains Thumper on Saturday 20 October 2007 03:15 : \____
> Mark Kent wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>
>>> Noncertified IT pros make more than those with certified
>>> skills, report shows
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> A new report from industry research firm Foote Partners LLC
>>> finds that the average pay for noncertified IT skills topped
>>> that for certified professionals while compensation for IT
>>> jobs increased again in the third quarter of 2007. CEO and
>>> Chief Research Officer, David Foote calls this ?a
>>> significant event? that has not occurred in the industry
>>> since 2000.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/16/noncertified-it-pros-make-more-than-certified-skills-report-shows/
>>
>> Interesting - experience more valuable than paper...
>
> IMHO, it has always been that way. Certification allows one to
> get his/her foot in the door, if they have no experience or want
> to change career fields.
>
> I have seen my share of so-called certified experts who are not.
> Just because an engineer carries the letters "P.E." after their
> nym doesn't mean they are competent, only that they could
> academically pass the test. Certification is a national fetish
> (at least in US).
It's a visible discriminant, but it means almost nothing in practice
(experience is more valuable). Certifications are a way of telling apart
people who bluff and people who proved some level of knowledge.
The co-founder of WordPress studies history and dropped out when he was about
19. He is a very talented programmer and he understands computing very well.
The same goes to many technical writers and Web programmers that came from a
literature background.
Stallman never studies CS. He studies biology and he too insists that
certifications mean little or nothing. There's a recent short interviews I can
find for you... he complains about new laws in Brasil that forbid access to
some computer unless you have some degree, IIRC.
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