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On the other hand, consider what Ken Nuckols wrote to TECHWR-L last month:
"A few years ago when I was teaching software courses I wanted to get certified as quickly as possible in certain products (the Microsoft Office Suite, to be precise). The certification was not a requirement for the job but it was one of the good ways to earn a bonus. I went to the local Borders and purchased the MS-published MOUS Certification prep books, pored over them from cover to cover doing all the exercises, and then went to a testing center and paid the $50 or so for each exam to 'prove' I was an expert. Total cost for each certification was about $35 -- $50 for each book and $50 for each exam. Since the exams were standardized and industry recognized, I could legitimately claim 'expert' certification."
For $100, Ken received not only a bonus, but also a résumé item that might help land certain jobs. I've never been asked for certification in an interview, but in Ken's case, it was money well spent.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald H. White
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:14 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Certification for Technical Writers?
>
> ... There is no certification for MS Word; there's one for MS
> Office User. Would I pay Microsoft $1,000 to show that I know
> how to push buttons or use menus in all Office products? Not
> for that amount, and it wouldn't attest to my ability to
> write...
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