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Smackey Two-Tongues (Smackey Two-Tongues) writes:
> http://www.certcities.com/

Cool, I had no idea there were web sites dedicated to the topic
of IT certifications. Who finances a site like that? They
don't seem to have a lot of advertising.

And on another note, I have always wondered what percentage
of the revenues of companies such as Microsoft is derived
from the certification programs. Whoever started this
certification business was a genious. Not only do
they charge an arm an a leg testing, books, what have you,
but they also have an army of certified "professionals" who
are pushing the company's products for them at no cost.

> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:50:17 -0400, "garp" <garp_234@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>
>>Does anyone know where I can find more information about a Linux
>>certification?
>>Thanks
>>
>>
>>"Elat Lerner" <cx172@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
>>news:adjnem$cfk$1@freenet9.carleton.ca...
>>> blackjacker (play2bonk@hotmail.com) writes:
>>> > Certifications are about as usefull as toiler paper.  The same goes
>>> > for microsoft certifications.  The most important thing is experience
>>> > and a solid CS education.
>>>
>>> You and I may agree on this, but the rest of the world apparently not.
>>>
>>> In  a major study just completed and paid for by you and me (HRDC) the
>>> following (surprising) conclusions have been reached:
>>> * Certifications are most important to employers when hiring
>>>    managerial and senior staff (page 76)
>>> * IT employees look for certifications by Cisco, Linux, Oracle and Sun
>>> *  Employers value certifications by Microsoft and Novell (page 77)
>>>
>>> For more information check out
>>>   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OttawaHiTech/message/35
>>>
>>> > kaja@digitalschemes.com wrote in message
>>news:<3CF3C028.DA6702C0@digitalschemes.com>...
>>> >> Hi,
>>> >>
>>> >> I have been watching this newsgroup for a while and there has been some
>>> >> talk as to how important it is to know Java in order to lend a job. I
>>am
>>> >> a Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform with 89% test score.
>>> >> I am looking for people who want to gain the same qualification. I
>>offer
>>> >> Java tutoring and Sun Exam preparation at VERY reasonable rates - I am
>>> >> charging $20 / hour. I just came back from Europe where I worked as a
>>> >> Java
>>> >> Developer and I am currently working on my Java Developer certification
>>> >> so I have plenty of time. If you are interested in getting Java
>>> >> certified
>>> >> and want some extra pointers and help from someone who has done it, or
>>> >> you
>>> >> are just looking to start learning Java to improve your skill set, send
>>> >> me
>>> >> an email and we can talk more. I have all the materials needed to study
>>> >> as
>>> >> well as a notebook so that the study sessions can take place in your
>>> >> favorite Java place. And here is more about what I can do for you:
>>> >>
>>> >> The Java Exam consists of 11 parts:
>>> >>
>>> >>         1) DECLARATIONS AND ACCESS CONTROL
>>> >>         2) FLOW CONTROL AND EXCEPTION HANDLING
>>> >>         3) GARBAGE COLLECTION
>>> >>         4) LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS
>>> >>         5) OPERATORS AND ASSIGNMENTS
>>> >>         6) OVERLOADING,OVERRIDING,RUNTIME TYPE,AND OBJECT ORIENTATION
>>> >>         7) THREADS
>>> >>         8) THE JAVA.AWT PACKAGE
>>> >>         9) THE JAVA.LANG PACKAGE
>>> >>         10) THE JAVA.UTIL PACKAGE
>>> >>         11) THE JAVA.IO PACKAGE
>>> >>
>>> >> Each of these parts we can cover in 1-4 hours (plus the time you
>>> >> prectice)
>>> >> depending on how much time you are willing to put in your self and on
>>> >> how
>>> >> much you already know.
>>> >>
>>> >> Before I send you off to the exam we will spend 2 FREE hours of
>>> >> review
>>> >> and practice tests to make sure you are good and ready because it is
>>> >> important to me that you get what you paid for and pass the exam!
>>> >>
>>> >> Sincerely,
>>> >> Karel
>>>
>>> --
>>>
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>>
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