Guest Matt320 Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320
Guest Leythos Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: MCP VS MCDST In article <1EA2FF4F-9754-4670-BEA7-39B4F43B9073@microsoft.com>, Matt320 @discussions.microsoft.com says... > hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a > self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician > qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im > taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification > stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone > advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep > end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320 > In most cases, unless you have little or no experience, the certs are a waste of time. Only HR managers and clueless IT types that don't have IT experience believe they count for anything. In ALL cases, an IT person with real experience and some brains can stump a MCSE or MCP type in just a couple seconds. Why not search the MS site for certification information? -- Leythos - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
Guest Ike Posted August 8, 2007 Posted August 8, 2007 Re: MCP VS MCDST Check M.P.cert.exam.mcdst. taking 70-271 or 70-272 will qualify you for MCP. taking both is MCDST. Ike "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message news:MPG.2123792e4835b6b69898c4@adfree.Usenet.com... > In article <1EA2FF4F-9754-4670-BEA7-39B4F43B9073@microsoft.com>, Matt320 > @discussions.microsoft.com says... >> hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am >> a >> self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician >> qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im >> taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP >> qualification >> stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does >> anyone >> advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the >> deep >> end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320 >> > > In most cases, unless you have little or no experience, the certs are a > waste of time. Only HR managers and clueless IT types that don't have IT > experience believe they count for anything. In ALL cases, an IT person > with real experience and some brains can stump a MCSE or MCP type in > just a couple seconds. > > Why not search the MS site for certification information? > > -- > > Leythos > - Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. > - Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a > drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" > spam999free@rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Re: MCP VS MCDST Matt320 wrote: > hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a > self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician > qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im > taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification > stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone > advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep > end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320 > The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) "certification" is the generic title for anyone who holds any of Microsoft's more specific certifications. For instance, if you are awarded the MCDST, you'll simultaneously become an MCP; If you are awarded any other Microsoft certification, you're still an MCP, as well. I am somewhat surprised that an IT technician, self-employed or otherwise, wouldn't have thought to look on Microsoft's web site for this sort of information: Microsoft Certification Overview – Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP) & Microsoft Online Certification http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/default.mspx -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Plato Posted August 9, 2007 Posted August 9, 2007 Re: MCP VS MCDST =?Utf-8?B?TWF0dDMyMA==?= wrote: > > hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a > self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician > qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im > taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification > stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone > advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep > end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320 Experience matters 100% more than certifications. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 Re: MCP VS MCDST On 9 Aug 2007 17:38:09 -0500, Plato <|@|.|> wrote: > =?Utf-8?B?TWF0dDMyMA==?= wrote: > > > > hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a > > self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician > > qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im > > taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification > > stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone > > advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep > > end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320 > > Experience matters 100% more than certifications. It seems that I've been disagreeing with you more often than not lately, so I'll jump at the chance here to say that I *completely* agree with that statement. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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