Value of Microsoft Technical Certification

[jimmyjackson1985]

Do Microsoft certifications increase your salary? I'm a developer with a degree in cs, and I develop in MS technologies.

[fatcrewz]

@jimmyjackson1985 Not really, but it will adds value when you are looking job in certain software and application from microsoft

[peturie]

Microsoft Certs are shit, they teach third parties to fix your computers for huge ammounts instead of making stable software.

[rminb010204]

@peturie Lol unstable? I have no problems with any Microsoft software I'm using.

[chasna]

would you recommend this for an engineering student?

[Entropy56]

Like it or not, having a certification IS an advantage. Of course, if you have a computer science degree - that is even better. However, you could also say that a college degree doens't mean that person knows about X, Y, or Z, either. The point is, GET SOMETHING. There are technology careers for people that are not college degreed. Do what you can.

[jimmyjackson1985]

@Entropy56 having a timeless credential like computer science (what I chose) or management information systems is great. Once you have that, start learning the technology you are using. Certifications are a great way of letting potential employer that, while it impossible to assess how good of an employee you will be, you won't be lost at your job. I just started getting certs. I got a useless one (security+) because my company required it haha. Now going for come MS ones.

[ralph262]

The Certification is the key to be Better,efficient,Productive and Performance way in our World..

[WunderMaus]

Been in electronics for over 35 years. Microsoft has been & always will be about market domination & predatory business practices. MS Certification is nothing more than brand marketing - the Walmart of software. The feudal business model of MS is an archaic, outdated, & destructive technological business model. Download a copy of open source OS software like Ubuntu distro & see for yourself what has MS scared you might find out about. Go straight toward your EE & Forget about MS certification.

[killer3596]

The certifications are pointless crap. It's trivial nonsense that doesn't measure problem solving at all. It's selling a name, that's all.

[AGeek247]

@killer3596 Yh they are, But if you can say in my case "Microsoft Certified Techincal support " you put that on a CV it will go a long way to help you get that job and your career. Brand names yes might be selling there name, But people reconise that brand name and makes it look better for you.

[killer3596]

If the employer wants an expert "memorizer" instead of someone who can actually get the job done then more power to them, but I wouldn't work for someone that deluded. Don't get me wrong I realize that every little bit helps, but if I were hiring someone, Microsoft Certification would be the last thing I would care about, because I don't care if a person can memorize irrelevant pointlessness.

[killer3596]

Consider, when do you ever see a question on a certification about what to do if Windows malfunctions? To Microsoft this is an impossibility. It's not quite the reality of the situation. I would rather hire someone who knows the ins and outs and can prove it by showing results.

[HCImodular]

Syngresscertification has a great online program that will get you Microsoft Certified in a number of fields.

Just search Syngresscertification on google, you will not be disappointed by this great online training program.

[ILoveDogsandHarleys]

I agree it helped me get my GED!! Thanks!