[ale] Certs for consultants

[Jim Lynch]

I concur.  I suspect most reasonable people would prefer a list of good
references to a list of certifications.  I'd rather have the guy that
"found that really tough problem for aunt Martha" than the guy with no
references and a bunch of paper hanging on his wall.

Jim.

"ChangingLINKS.com" wrote:
> 
> 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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