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This aint gonne help you really...but those exam are utter crap, easy, and
mean nothing to true IT people, I imagine that this company are all old
school or something....

Lawrence Hughes <lhughes@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:948000618.131777@mel.ihug.com.au...
> I am currently looking for work. after a job interview with a large retail
> company they suggested that I do the mcse course as that is the first
thing
> they look for when recruiting. I had thought about it before but at that
> stage I did not feel that it was appropriate that I did it. now I would
like
> to do the course but my problem is
>
> -    what exams should I do?
> -    where should I do them?(I'm in Melbourne Australia)
> -    any other short courses I should do(before or after)
> -    sugetions on a good set of mcse books
>
> currently I have no formal qualifications
>
> ideally id like to be working with business systems with some POS system
> work(i.e. retail businesses). also business system design and
implementation
> or data connectivity for businesses(supplier or user)
>
> also does anyone know of any courses for business systems(i.e. ingress or
> sap)
>
>
> thanks for your time and help
> Lawrence Hughes
>
>
>
>

waldo,

I am doing a NTWS one and I find the preparation exam shit easy, but if  the
company is gonna pay for them and the exams are easy and it gets ya nice
little certification saying ya can support such and such, why not?


"Waldo" <waldo@club88.co.nz> wrote in message
news:85ro7v$o06$1@news.ihug.co.nz...
> This aint gonne help you really...but those exam are utter crap, easy, and
> mean nothing to true IT people, I imagine that this company are all old
> school or something....
>
> Lawrence Hughes <lhughes@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> news:948000618.131777@mel.ihug.com.au...
> > I am currently looking for work. after a job interview with a large
retail
> > company they suggested that I do the mcse course as that is the first
> thing
> > they look for when recruiting. I had thought about it before but at that
> > stage I did not feel that it was appropriate that I did it. now I would
> like
> > to do the course but my problem is
> >
> > -    what exams should I do?
> > -    where should I do them?(I'm in Melbourne Australia)
> > -    any other short courses I should do(before or after)
> > -    sugetions on a good set of mcse books
> >
> > currently I have no formal qualifications
> >
> > ideally id like to be working with business systems with some POS system
> > work(i.e. retail businesses). also business system design and
> implementation
> > or data connectivity for businesses(supplier or user)
> >
> > also does anyone know of any courses for business systems(i.e. ingress
or
> > sap)
> >
> >
> > thanks for your time and help
> > Lawrence Hughes
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Have a look at the FAQ for this group on http:\\mscefaq.htmlplanet.com and
at the microsoft site for MCSE certification at
http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/certstep/mcse.htm

You currently need to take 6 exams, 4 core + 2 electives. Most people start
with Windows NT Workstation as it is regarded as an easy exam.
Most recommended book is "Windows NT 4.0 MCSE Study Guide" by Alan R. Carter
IDG Books ISBN 0-7645-3087-9. This also covers Server and Server in the
Enterprise. The Exam Cram series of books from Coriolis are good for
pre-exam revision.

Check www.2Test.com for Sylvan Prometric or www.vue.com for testing centres
near you.


Mary


Lawrence Hughes <lhughes@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
news:948000618.131777@mel.ihug.com.au...
> I am currently looking for work. after a job interview with a large retail
> company they suggested that I do the mcse course as that is the first
thing
> they look for when recruiting. I had thought about it before but at that
> stage I did not feel that it was appropriate that I did it. now I would
like
> to do the course but my problem is
>
> -    what exams should I do?
> -    where should I do them?(I'm in Melbourne Australia)
> -    any other short courses I should do(before or after)
> -    sugetions on a good set of mcse books
>
> currently I have no formal qualifications
>
> ideally id like to be working with business systems with some POS system
> work(i.e. retail businesses). also business system design and
implementation
> or data connectivity for businesses(supplier or user)
>
> also does anyone know of any courses for business systems(i.e. ingress or
> sap)
>
>
> thanks for your time and help
> Lawrence Hughes
>
>
>
>

Yeah, I was in the same situation, but really to those of us that have
done/are doing them....pfft, they are like a certificate from high
school...whats the point now


Brendan McCutchan <goose@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
news:85rq6r$quh$1@news.ihug.co.nz...
> waldo,
>
> I am doing a NTWS one and I find the preparation exam shit easy, but if
the
> company is gonna pay for them and the exams are easy and it gets ya nice
> little certification saying ya can support such and such, why not?
>
>
> "Waldo" <waldo@club88.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:85ro7v$o06$1@news.ihug.co.nz...
> > This aint gonne help you really...but those exam are utter crap, easy,
and
> > mean nothing to true IT people, I imagine that this company are all old
> > school or something....
> >
> > Lawrence Hughes <lhughes@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:948000618.131777@mel.ihug.com.au...
> > > I am currently looking for work. after a job interview with a large
> retail
> > > company they suggested that I do the mcse course as that is the first
> > thing
> > > they look for when recruiting. I had thought about it before but at
that
> > > stage I did not feel that it was appropriate that I did it. now I
would
> > like
> > > to do the course but my problem is
> > >
> > > -    what exams should I do?
> > > -    where should I do them?(I'm in Melbourne Australia)
> > > -    any other short courses I should do(before or after)
> > > -    sugetions on a good set of mcse books
> > >
> > > currently I have no formal qualifications
> > >
> > > ideally id like to be working with business systems with some POS
system
> > > work(i.e. retail businesses). also business system design and
> > implementation
> > > or data connectivity for businesses(supplier or user)
> > >
> > > also does anyone know of any courses for business systems(i.e. ingress
> or
> > > sap)
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks for your time and help
> > > Lawrence Hughes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Mate, you have a long way to go, I would suggest two choices for a
start:

- Visit Microsoft MCP web site and decide what track is the best for you
- Take advice from a professional in an education centre who will help
you building your track.

For Melbourne, you have the choice between:
- EDUCOM
- COMTECH
- DRAKE
- GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK

plus probably some others.

I personnaly work with EDUCOM mostly because they are next to my
office, and they're quite good. But I guess that others must be as good.

If you want to check the costs, visit EDUCOM at:

http://www.educom.com.au

Good luck in you quest.

Jean-Marc,
also in Melbourne


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If you're in Melbourne go to COMTECH to do courses and exams - They are better
than most, if your company is paying then do them, but if you are paying, don't
waste your bloody time on this shitty worthless cert that will disappear from
under you on december 31 this year (unless you do the win2k track)
IT certification has turned into a money making only excercise and most certs
now have no credibility against people with REAL knowledge.

That's my 2c woorth ;-)

Tim Stevens MCSE, A+ :)

Lawrence Hughes wrote:

> I am currently looking for work. after a job interview with a large retail
> company they suggested that I do the mcse course as that is the first thing
> they look for when recruiting. I had thought about it before but at that
> stage I did not feel that it was appropriate that I did it. now I would like
> to do the course but my problem is
>
> -    what exams should I do?
> -    where should I do them?(I'm in Melbourne Australia)
> -    any other short courses I should do(before or after)
> -    sugetions on a good set of mcse books
>
> currently I have no formal qualifications
>
> ideally id like to be working with business systems with some POS system
> work(i.e. retail businesses). also business system design and implementation
> or data connectivity for businesses(supplier or user)
>
> also does anyone know of any courses for business systems(i.e. ingress or
> sap)
>
> thanks for your time and help
> Lawrence Hughes