Re: Certification -- what's in it for writers

[Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

It's been my experience that recruiter screenings tend to ignore the number
of years speficied for experience and just go with word matching, kicking
the years of experience evaluation down the line to the next step in the
process (usually the hiring manager).  I don't even bother to specify it
any more.  If someone has ANY experience at all in the desired technology.
I'll find out for myself how  much during a phone screen.

Gene Kim-Eng


On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>wrote:

> Perhaps if I had a certificate the recruiters would screen me out when
> looking for a Database Manager with 5 to 10 years' experience in SQL. (I
> have written about DB and SQL. I have written perhaps 18 lines of SQL code,
> that being three tiny examples.) Or maybe they would screen me out for the
> Needed Immediately TW jobs in NYC that pay $27 an hour.
>
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