I know of a place where they pay you a 10% premium for certification, 15% for MSCD and it is a payroll place, so if you are CPP certified you get a premium for that too.

To be a MS Solution Provider you must have a certain number of certified people.

Bottom line, overall certified people make more and can get jobs more easily.

BOb


>VI is a piece of crap... There is no better way to put it. It's best and only redeeming feature is the editor - and even that is not all that good. HomeSite from Allaire is by far, on of the best out there. The whole philosophy behind VI is flawed, and with that in mind, the product is flawed...
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>As far as certification and learning the product goes, both entirely different endeavors..
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>FWIW, I really don't have a lot of respect for the whole cert process. To be truly certified, it needs to be done by a third-party. Further, there needs to be a standards making body ala the AMA, ABA, AICPA, etc.... Again, this is just my opinion. If folks engage in the certification for their own benefit and sense of accomplishment, I think it is great. Used as a credential of professional standing or otherwise, I don't agree with that.
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>Finally, if folks persue such a goal with the intent of charging more per hour or on getting a substantial increase in pay, I think they my be sadly disappointed. Sure, some folks may get a $1,000 bonus or something along those lines, but that is about it.
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>Don't mean to be a wet blanket...it is just my opinion....I could be wrong...
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>>>On a soon to be defunct product.....
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>>>congrats....< bg >...
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>>>>I passed the InterDev exam this morning...the last step to getting MCSD.
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>>That's good and bad. Good because you will have the certification a while longer, bad if you're investing your time learning the product.
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>>Any additional info you have on that? I happen to be on the learning curve with VI, and don't want to be wasting my time. I'm sticking to the ASP side of things, and not so much with VI-specific stuff like DTC's though.