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Are IT Certifications Meaningless?

Posted by michael on from the worth-the-paper-it's-printed-on dept.

superflippy writes "In his article Hiding Behind Certification, MIT's Michael Schrage argues that CIOs who rely too heavily on certifications as a measure of an employee or sub-contractor's abilities are wasting their companies' money."

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  1. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Isn't there more important news to be reporting?

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  3. Certified Poor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Certification are less meaninless today than even before.

    Accept it, those guys in India don't know more than you and me alltogether. Want an example?, there is a supposely Indy genius teacher behind one of the famous cross the desert robot race contest, sorry I don't have time for giving you the full reference.

    Although I think it has been one of the most profitable business models for companies like Microsoft or Oracle, certifications are not meant to help the bottomline of the common joe.

    Want to get a head start in your career? here are some tips:

    Get a rich girl pregnant and let everyone know it, in no time you will command one of "daddy's" companies.

    Lick boots, there is no art or studies behind that and the rewards are instant, even with a certification you need at least 5 LONG years of related experience.

    Run an illegal business: grow pot, make meth, run an illegal lottery... there is a lot of knowledge you can po\ut into these and make a good profit.