IT Certification Less Important Now?

lpq writes "IT certifications, popular after the dot-com bust, seem to be hurting careers now according to this article in the current Eweek.com issue. Guess employers are getting hip to the idea that those who don't have experience or can't "do", get certified..."

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Re:slashdot summary is just plain wrong

[truthsearch]

Doing so (subtracting value for certification) would be akin to disrespecting someone for having a college degree, and that doesn't make sense.

That's rediculous. A bachelor degree means 4 years of a wide variety of courses and grades from a variety of professors. It usually takes a large amount of work and intelligence to graduate near the top of a class. College degrees usually give a foundation for a discipline.

For a few thousand dollars, a few weeks of time, and one test you can get a certification. They mostly teach the specifics of how to perform a set of tasks. Little but memorization is required.

I give no credit at all to interviewees with certifications. And people with Microsoft certifications I usually won't bother interviewing at all. They come in knowing nothing. I give credit to college degrees and experience.

Helping careers

[Brandybuck]

Guess employers are getting hip to the idea that those who don't' have experience or can't "do", get certified..."

Those with experience who can do, get certified as well. If you're so fscking brilliant, then why the hell can't you get certified? The way some of you people talk, you ought to be able to do it in your sleep. Professionals get certified. That you are not certified tells me that you are either full of shit, or too lazy to be an admin. Watch me feed your resume into the shredder as you watch...