aantozz
Wed Jun 11 10:33:02 CDT 2008
What you said does make a whole lotta sence Lawrence.
thanks
"Lawrence Garvin" wrote:
> "aantozz" <aantozz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:45A2FB3F-D174-4D8E-BC4E-536EA06283DA@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks guys. I've been reading that most employers don't actually look at
> > the
> > new certifications like the 2008 server yet and that is what has also got
> > me
> > concerned about going straight for it or just starting with the 2003 then
> > doing the exam to upgrade to 2008.
>
> Employers who are specifically looking for experience and certifications on
> =Windows 2008= will be familiar with what they're looking for.
>
> Employers who don't have a clue and are just looking for letters as an
> indication of skill and expertise are probably better left alone.
>
> You'll be able to tell the difference in the interview. Those in the former
> category will actually have a clue; those in the latter won't == about
> anything!
>
> Those in the former category will also likely already have a Windows Server
> 2008 system deployed, in testing, or will be specifically asking you about
> your experience with such.
>
> When in doubt whether a prospective employer understands your
> certifications,
> start by asking them if they have any of that product actually deployed,
> or what their timeframe is for getting one deployed.
>
> If they have no plans for putting a Windows Server 2008 system into
> production,
> they probably don't have a clue about the value of the certifications.
>
> > Anybody know a good book for self study I could use?
>
> Right now Windows Server 2008 books are in short supply. I used Mitch
> Tullich's "Introducing Windows Server 2008" (MSPress) -- and possibly still
> available from Microsoft eLearning as a free download. I also used the
> Microsoft eLearning courseware for Windows Server 2008. But, by far, the
> *best* source, currently, is the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library
> (FREE) at
>
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/bab0f1a1-54aa-4cef-9164-139e8bcc44751033.mspx
>
>
> As to the question of 2003 vs 2008 -- you need to make that choice based
> upon yourself, and yourself only.
>
> [1] Where is your =experience=. If you've never laid hands on a Windows
> Server 2008 system, I'd suggest first documenting your actual experience
> with the Windows Server 2003 certs (and the MCSA).
>
> [2] Where do you want to =work=. If you want to leverage your experience
> =and= certs and be hired into the top of the totem pole in a solid Win2003
> shop, then the Win2008 certs won't be of much use to you at this point --
> unless you already have the MCSE.
>
> If you're specifically looking for a job in a Windows Server 2008 shop, then
> hit the books, learn the product backwards and forwards, and go take the
> tests. If you're an MCITP:SA and interviewing with a shop eager to deploy
> Windows Server 2008 systems... they *will* know the certs they're interested
> in seeking out (and they'll know an MCSE won't be much help if they're
> looking to deploy any of those NEW Windows Server 2008 features). (And, to
> repeat myself, if they don't appear to know that -- then run in the other
> direction as fast as you can. The last thing you want to be is 3 months into
> a job with an employer who doesn't have a clue about what's involved in
> deploying new server technologies -- or why they'd be doing it.)
>
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> --
> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
> Senior Data Architect, APQC, Houston, Texas
> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2008)
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