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[Scott Elcomb]

> Take also into account that getting a certification is rather an
> expensive and time-wasting process. That it is expensive, I now fully
> understand ;)

Certifications are important for business' - particularly for a
recruiting employer's piece of mind, or the service provider's in the
case suggested above, an MS tech support situation.

In many cases, people are hired by a recruiting team that doesn't have
a clue as to what the job actually entails.  They simply work off a
description of the job written on a piece of paper or two. 
Certifications tell these types of people that you know "about this
much" of the skills/information specific to their needs.  I don't
think it's a time wasting process; there's some value in getting that
piece of paper.

Btw - LPI Certs are considerably cheaper than MS Certs, contain much
less advertising, and are somewhat more challenging I think.

"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger."  I was very surprised
to fail (horribly) on my first sample exam (open book with Google
even).  After that, I resolved to get my LPI's out of principle.  It
was a humbling experience for a newbie that thought he "knew it all." 
lol.

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