Why is Certification Useful?

 

This is question i usually come across.It has been 2 years since i started my certi-career and I am now pretty much confident to say that "certification is important" and it is what that matters the companies mostly.

Despite the fact that it has been over 18 years since IT certifications have been introduced .. still there are many queries regarding the importance of it ..Certfication is a means through which they get to know that you know something .sorry for my bad english ,but somehow i think I have stated my point to you.A  certfication is of high imporatance to a fresher in moulding huhh! k rather building his career.With the start of first certification program CNE (certified novell expert) by Novell way back in 1989 the year in which I landed on Earth ,there has been a considerable change in the recruitment process.Till then companies reportedly faced many problems in getting the best workers out there since everybody possessed the same bunkum qualifications.But later the scene changed entirely and it's not qualifications that mattered but the experience and certifications which gained prominence.Some of the vendor companies offering certification programs are Microsoft,Cisco,Sun,Novell,IBM,Citrix,EC-council,Oracle corporation,SAP etc..Certification study serves as a blueprint to know about new technologies.

Some benefits you get being certified: a.Companies have a greater inclination towards you and weigh you more than others.

b.Career progress which is bit intuitive (my GRE word!!) can be made modular by selecting a hierarchical methodology.

c.Last not least ( definitely not the least one though..) you get super-duper salaries and pay-hikes .

d.Expertise in more than one fields is important .. and the only way you claim expertise is by getting certified.

                                                                        JACK OF ALL ARTS . MASTER OF NONE

                                                                                   is not the current situ

                                                            infact now the current trend is that companies saying

                                                 "WE WANT THOSE JACKS. WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE THEM MASTERS"

thank you for reading .. karths waiting for ur comments.

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