Certified Internet Web Professionals?

[somecallmejosh]

Anyone familiar with the Certified Internet Web Professional certifications? Anyone gone through the training and is now certified? If so, are you happy with the results

Here's the link to the certifying body: http://www.ciwcertified.com

[AlexDawson]

While I myself have not taken the training I know plenty of people who have and are happy with the qualification... but that is all it is, it does not mean you will get a job offer at the end of it (theres a LOT of people out there with CIW's, MCSE's, CCNA's, A+, Degrees or whatever all competing for the same positions).

[devAngel]

I agree...in the end, its the skills that would still work for you not the certification, although it may look good in resumes.

[Fetch-Boy]

I managed to get my work to pay for it in my last job, whilst I planned my exit at the same time. Unfortunately I hadn't accounted for the fact that I might actually fail the exams - 2 out of 3 of them I failed, due to lack of revision and being over-confident that I would breeze them. Unfortunately the answers are multiple choice, and often it seemed that more than 1 answer could arguably have been correct. That's my argument anyway

[somecallmejosh]

While I myself have not taken the training I know plenty of people who have and are happy with the qualification... but that is all it is, it does not mean you will get a job offer at the end of it (theres a LOT of people out there with CIW's, MCSE's, CCNA's, A+, Degrees or whatever all competing for the same positions).

I agree with your statement that the Paper MCSE, for example, is common. I'd be interested in finding out why your friends are happy with qualification. Are they happy because they feel they've learned something, or b/c it helped them land a job, or both?

[somecallmejosh]

I managed to get my work to pay for it in my last job, whilst I planned my exit at the same time. Unfortunately I hadn't accounted for the fact that I might actually fail the exams - 2 out of 3 of them I failed, due to lack of revision and being over-confident that I would breeze them. Unfortunately the answers are multiple choice, and often it seemed that more than 1 answer could arguably have been correct. That's my argument anyway

Thanks for your feedback? Did you feel the test was poorly structured?

[AlexDawson]

I agree with your statement that the Paper MCSE, for example, is common. I'd be interested in finding out why your friends are happy with qualification. Are they happy because they feel they've learned something, or b/c it helped them land a job, or both?

Well as common as they are, they still do act as a baseline for a job application (as something people are expected or realistically could have). I don't have any of them myself but I would not be unhappy to have one if I got round to taking the exams.

[sikceo]

im not certified yet.