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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. of course not by bobsalt · · Score: 0, Troll

    besdies MCSE's who else would I make fun of at work?


  2. Are IT Certifications Meaningless? by pingus · · Score: 0, Troll

    yes

  3. Re:o but yes by Trailer+Trash · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm not a racket scientist or anythign remotly close.

    Certainly true if your spelling skills are any indicator.

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  4. Re:o but yes by standbypowerguy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now if you only knew spelling, grammar and punctuation....

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  5. Re:Not entirely useless... (Re:o but yes) by unother · · Score: 0, Troll

    Myself? It's based on whether or not I like someone's expressions of opinion.

    It's not really a "I hate you" + "I love you" thing for me, more of a mental tracker for whose opinions I find endearing and those whom I feel are not on my wavelength.

    Don't take it personal; we're all merely cybots. :)