To be or not to be certified, that is the question. Having a certification on your plate does say something, but what? As with any test, does passing it actually mean you know the materials. With our economy problems will it really do any good? If the certification one holds is placed in the Smithsonian Institute, how can that help one get a job in the ever so changing technology world?
I am no business consultant nor have any experience in the field of business. It seems to me the ones that have the right experience, and are showing that they are staying up with the ever so fast growing technology world has a better chance of getting a foot in the door to the jobs that have not been created as of yet. I understand that experience is everything. I would even hire a person that has experience over the one that is a gum shoe. I have to admit that if the gum shoe is showing more of an understanding of tomorrow's technology, I would be more interested in that person. That is how fast technology is growing.
Let's face it, the person with 14 years of experience may or may not fully grasp the social media trends. Maybe that is why so many have written articles on the negative of popular social media systems, like Facebook, Twitter, etc. We all need to live life in the forward direction than the past. Just the same, there are a good number that wants to live in the old way of doing things. That is why I write blogs. I want to show that I am keeping up with all that is going on, and I love to write.
In today's Internet, writing is a very important thing. What makes social networking so popular is that one can truly express oneself without sacrificing their privacy. In that I believe that blogging and other online social systems can be a better resume/portfolio than just one page resume. If one can get any business personnel to continue to read post after post of one's blog, then that is saying a lot. If the great work continues, then not only does the writer of that blog got a foot in the door, but a recognition that will last a lifetime. No one cannot get that from a one page resume.
This brings me to a very good point: If the technical world has changed that much, then the understanding of being certified in the information technology field has a new evolution with it also. Who knows, what I have written here in this posting could be an old format on how people in the IT field thinks and does their business. That makes me wonder if a good portion of our economic problems are simple if not complex growing pains as we continue to grow with technology. Either we get on board and ride the new future, or we stay in the past and go down with the ship.
From my little observation of how things are running, I can understand how overwhelming this fast pace technology can be. Just the same, we all can ride the waves and end up safe and sound. Sometimes one can be too safety prone. Fear only destroys progress. I cannot predict the future, but I may be able to see the possibilities of the trends we are riding now. If things change so rapidly, how can a certification rightfully say all that much?
I guess the question needs to be asked, who are the ones that rightfully needs to be certified? Can a gum shoe or entry level person successfully use a certification? Maybe after when a employee becomes more seasoned with his/her understandings can take a certification test. I wonder if a certification would be too much for a gum shoe/entry level employee. Failing the test a few times, might scare the employee away when he/she could be the perfect employee for the job at hand if given the chance to rightfully prove it.
As this article states, "What is more important is what the employers are rightfully looking for." So how can a student fresh out of school know what employers want in regarding to certifications? Right now, it seems that schools are pushing too much on being certified. For most students it cost far too much to pay for these test. If they certification test are meaningless, then why take them in the first place?
Next question that rightfully needs to be asked is what test are needed to be taken. There are tons of different kinds of certification test. Does a student needs to take all of them? Even under the pacific training, there a more than a hand full of different kinds of certification test. These post-secondary schools are not all that helpful in letting the students know which one to take.
The more I look at this situation, the more questions that are needed to be ask then answers. How I look at it, being certified is great and all, but it is up to who you will work for and how far one is willing to go in that field. Climbing the ladder of success is good and all, but one can be happier by staying put. Simply live within your means.
Blessed Be to Isis and you,
Real Name: Brandon Bowers
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