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Re: Has anyone taken the MS Office Specialist Certification? Is it worth it?
Subject:Re: Has anyone taken the MS Office Specialist Certification? Is it worth it? From:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> To:Ashley Matteson <ashmatteson -at- hotmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:44:00 -0700
As with all training, would you derive personal benefit from the
courses? If you ask any company if "this" certification would
guarantee you a job, you will not get a direct answer. By law, if they
agree and you don't get a job, you could sue them.
Never take course with te expectation of marketability. We have all
worked with MBAs who knew squat out of university, and didn't
demonstrate the competence to ever catch up.
-Tony
On 2011-08-11, at 4:50 AM, Ashley Matteson <ashmatteson -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone!
> I posted a while ago but did not see anyone respond.
> Do you know anything about the MS Office Specialist Certification?Is it one worth getting? I have been presented with a good offer for the course and test.I want to ensure it is worth my time and money before I do it.
> I am looking for enhancement to my experience as well as good enhancement to my resume.Let me know if you feel that the MS Office Specialist is a waste of time or if it is actually helpful.
> This will help me in making my decision to take it or not.
> Thanks!!Ashley
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