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What Industry Certifications are Worth It?

Posted by Cliff on from the obtaining-those-wall-moutable-pieces-of-paper dept.

aries78 asks: "I've recently obtained my CCNP certification, and am contemplating on going for the oh-so-scary CCIE certification. In the meantime, I have been considering other potential certifications to supplement my resume while I'm working toward my bachelor's degree. I am curious, though, as to what kind of professional certifications Slashdotters have, and how, if at all, they have been of help."

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  1. Who pays? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Reading about all you guys deeply getting into one cert after the other, I wonder who pays all the courses and cert tests? You, or your employee? Having thought about some certification myself, I quickly left that path after realizing that I could easily spend like $20,000 on rather basic things. Yes, I have some experience in programming, adminning and networks, and my experience with lectures and test in general: they dont get you any further, maybe the cert papers do, but thats it.

    Just wondering...