[ale] Certs for consultants

[ChangingLINKS.com]

My advise: As an entreprenuer concentrate on ffinding new clients (marketing) 
an focusing on things that will make you money directly. It is very easy to 
spend years trying to make your product better (you) and lose site of the 
ffact that all of your "features" will probably go unread (or not fully 
undertood) by your PAYING clients.
-- 
Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com

On Monday 22 April 2002 02:07, you wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> We've had a couple of discussions about professional
> certifications recently, but I'd like to ask the
> question from a slightly different angle:
>
> I am considering going into business for myself as
> an IT consultant (software development, networking,
> database administration). I already have many
> years of professional experience in these areas,
> though my main focus has been SW development. I
> have been with the same employer for 10 years. Under
> those conditions, would it be to my advantage as
> a fledgling independent consultant to acquire some
> certs?
>
> I think I can pick up the Oracle8/9i DBA and Java
> Programmer certs without much ado, but am wondering
> whether it would be worth the $$$. I might pick up
> a Linux-oriented one too, as I intend (if I even do
> this; it's way up in the air at present) to
> concentrate heavily on the open-source arena.
>
> Opinions, especially from folks who are involved
> in hiring consultants, are appreciated.
> (And in the unlikely event that anyone from my
> employer is reading this, no, I don't plan
> to quit anytime soon; any such change is at least
> a year away, if not longer.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Joe
>   Using open-source software: free.
>   Pissing Bill Gates off: priceless.
>
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