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Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:4743, old post ID:37546

It's sad how they base it off certs, since those have nothing to do on how good you can do the job, all certs do is show how good you are at memorizing stuff (which is probably all forgotten a week after the exam)

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:4743, old post ID:37547

Red Squirrel wrote: It's sad how they base it off certs, since those have nothing to do on how good you can do the job, all certs do is show how good you are at memorizing stuff (which is probably all forgotten a week after the exam)

I think they assume that a person going into the exam didn't just spend one long cram session memorizing the material. I think they would assume that the person knows the material thoroughly and that it's not just that the person has a good memory. That's one of the reasons I believe written exams serve no purpose. As my business teacher said "True or false questions don't show you understand the material. A monkey can fill in the test and pass". Whether it's true or false, MC or written chances are you'll forget all the material a few days after the exam is done.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:4743, old post ID:37548

in school i memorized all the words in the upcoming spelling test.

i kan't spillt a lik nowel

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:4743, old post ID:37550

They have 'Certification boot camps' where you go, for like 9-14 days & out come out with a top MS Cert.

My brain would explode.


CLICK

Everybody demands certs, now, as they have been burned to often by people who say " Oh, yeah--I can do that" --and then they can't.

This way, the employer at least knows that you passed a test; that you know something.

Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:4743, old post ID:37556

In reference to the comment about memorization, I think that's why alot of certs in the industry have moved to simulation-based exams. Although this is some written or theoretical portion to it, there is also an element of hands on now present. Besides, let's say you were MSCA on NT4.... would you not want to brush up and recert on 2003 thus proving that you had the personal drive to quantify your skills and upgrade them?


Archived topic from Iceteks, old topic ID:4743, old post ID:37557