From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-11-11T14:03:14+09:00
Subject: Re: looking for some feedback about Certification

James Edward Gray II wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2006, at 9:46 PM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
>
>> 1. Microsoft certifications, Cisco certifications and Red Hat 
>> certifications should be the model. One of these says you are 
>> *competent* to perform certain tasks.
>
>> 2. If I were hiring a *programmer*, I would look for an applicable 
>> college degree from an accredited institution, not a certificate 
>> based on a pass/fail set of courses.
>
> Wow, it's a good thing I don't hire people.  I would make pretty much 
> opposite choices.
>
> This is the one thing Joel Spolsky and I are in total agreement on.  
> He says you need two things in an employee:
>
> 1.  Passion
> 2.  Gets Things Done
I'll agree on number 2. But passion can mean a lot of things, including 
an arrogant attitude.