[PLUG] Brainbench tests are well received

["John Voris" <jvoris@axs2000.net>]

> I was wondering if anyone knows anything about how the
> "certifications" from Brainbench.com are accepted in the industry,
> or if they even are accepted.
> 
> I took a Linux test for free and did fairly well in it.  I'm
> considering paying money for other tests, but wanted to find out
> first if it's a program which is respected by employers.
>
> Bill Jonas
>

I can tell you what I read a few months ago.  Prospective Employers
like certifications, but not everyone has the time or money to sit
for the latest, greatest certs from MS or CISCO or SUN or IBM.  

Brainbuzz and Brainbench have purchased a lot of the older exams and
test books and have make them available for IT professionals to
prove their worth at reduced costs and less study time.  Tests you
pass are viewable on the web, and prospective employers can see your
long list of certs and see that you know what you are talking about
- that you have command of the things on you have claimed on your resume.

I think these tests are self administrered, so you might be passing
them "open book" but still, it is often hard to fake understanding
even in open-book timed tests.

A long list of certs from one of these companies is often considered the
same as the 5 (?) MS tests for MSCE or MCP.

Anyway, this is what I read in a article last year, probably in PC 
World.

P.S. For jobs, I know that there are several Data Center Ops Mgr jobs 
requiring UNIX when I and other AS400 search for jobs.

Go to JobCircle.com, look upAS400, and just about every Data Center 
Ops job there requires AS400 *and* UNIX too.


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