Re: New Microsoft Security scare?

From: Dazz (cashdj_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:32:25 +1000

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:54:07 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:

>In article <r0em201vm0gev5ft1odfjfqprbaumkfm0u@4ax.com>,
>cashdj@hotmail.com says...
>> I have come across many MCSE's that don't have a clue about how to
>> *secure* a system, let alone fix a problem when it occurs.
>>
>> This isn't to say that I haven't met some very good MCSE's, but the
>> majority that I have come across think they know it all, simply
>> because they've read some books and sat some exams.
>
>That's mostly my experience with them too. The ones that are good are
>the ones that have experience and just happen to have got he MCP or MCSE
>for the added benefit it can have.

So very true.

>When I hire someone, if all they have is an MCSE, in general, I don't
>give them any brownie points for it, in fact, most times it counts
>against them. I would take a person with 10 years experience and no
>certs over someone that has a MCSE and other MS certs that does not have
>the experience level of the 10 year candidate.

Excellent. :-)

I think the IT industry needs more people like you to weed out "paper"
MCSE's, and then maybe certification will begin to mean something.

Maybe then, I'll *actually* get off my *** and get a certification
that I can be *proud* to hold. :-)

Dazz

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