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For example, you can recruit staff that is already
certified as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers.
Also, you can get some or all of your existing staff
certified (“home-grown talent”) as Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineers.
Or you can subcontract with independent consultants who
are already certified as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers.
“Paper” Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers for Small Business
Server?!?
Finally, in examining whether to invest in certifying your
staff as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers, you need to consider the
“paper” MCP/MCSE sentiment.
A “paper” MCP or MCSE is someone who has passed the
certification exam or exams, but has little if any practical real-world
experience.
As the demand for certified individuals like Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineers has skyrocketed, many training firms have
sprung up that “teach to the test.” These certification factories
operate in a similar fashion to well-known test-preparation companies such
as Kaplan and Princeton Review. The basic idea is to teach the students
what they need to know to pass the test as Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineers, while relegating understanding the underlying concepts and
skills to a secondary or distant third priority.
The Opposition to Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers for
Small Business Server
There are many computer resellers and systems integrators,
who although their staff members are highly skilled, see no need for and
have intention of ever certifying their staff as Microsoft Certified
Systems Engineers.
To them, their years of success as a computer reseller and
systems integrator, and their glowing personal client referrals speak
volumes about their abilities that a certificate could never
replace. On the other hand, many small business computer resellers and
systems integrators pursue certification aggressively and feel having
their full staff certified as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers is a
top strategic priority.
Regardless of which camp you fall into, now that you know
some of the pros and cons of certification of Microsoft Certified Systems
Engineers for Small Business Server, you’ll be in a much better position
to evaluate whether it’s most cost-effective, or in your company's
long-term strategic interests, to get your staff trained as Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineers.
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