What happens if you're in a position that doesn't allow for on-the-job experience in one or more of the items? Do you have to volunteer somewhere to get it? Or...

Some employers have no idea of what you do for them.<< Yes, exactly. It is unlikely such people are into PMP type of stuff either. In my experience with PMP...

The PMP model seems a great one to emulate. Document specific projects and mandate requirements for projects and companies to be part of a technical certification plan - that perhaps...

Yes, they aren't obligated to provide anything other than what comes with the software. Also the 70-450 series for 2008 does not have a training kit perhaps as an attempt...

Corporate America does give a rats tails *** about your self-esteem. <<GO Lynn, well said 🙂 There is a lot to be said for improvement of the MS tests as...

Microsoft CSS engineers whom I talk to in their offshored locations say they have to be certified before recruited. Many of them do use braindumps to pass and then they...

Jeremiah/Brian, my name is Malathi and i run the user group out of Louisville. Thank you for the clarifications, most of it made sense to me. In terms of location...

But, where I work, flying to Seattle is a tough sell (for whatever reason). Some of us work for employers that put constraints on travel destinations. <<Seattle is a tough...

Steve, would be very interested in knowing why you think the board is biased or mis interpreting the data. Personally I think the main issue with PASS on any problem...

We asked MS once about the 3 year product cycle and if that decision was made considering enterprise environments, since big environments dont normally upgrade once in 3 years -...

I have found certifications to give a decent overview of the product features. Personally I didnt' find them a cakewalk altogether, more bcoz i dont use all the features like...

You can do both, but if you get a choice, go for value. As you age, as jobs dry up, value is more important than your last salary.<<

Very well put...

I am also among the lucky folks who work for training friendly companies. I went through so many though that i actually looked for a training friendly company in my...

We had to yield to some ORM usage where I work, luckily usage is controlled as of now and limited to one small application that runs a job once daily....

Great article, perhaps valid though for those who rely heavily on posts for answers to their issues..personally i dont post issues and of late, answers either. The reason mainly is...