On Thursday 01 November 2001 7:45 pm, Paul Munro wrote: [snip]
MCSEs have weakened the market; not only is the exam deemed easy by its users, but its also seen as a fast track entry into IT and higher pay. Yet that has backfired: now MCSEs are wanted for less than £20000 a year whereas before they were averaging £30000pa. That's the way of the market--such skill, yet so much of them out there with it. It really can't be all that hard then. This only serves to reduce the level of computer knowledge needed to not only obtain one but also support an MS LAN. I have MCSE friends who can't tell the difference between a Northbridge and Southbridge chip inside the PC; they can't tell you what the little brown
And the difference between a Northbridge and a Southbridge chip is?
slots are next to a lot of AGP slots on newer motherboards; they can't fix CDROM drive belts that have come loose; they can't grasp SCSI or whatever...and these examples are real!
And why would you need to know how to fix a CDROM drive belt? That's what maintenance contracts are there for.
Enough ranting....you get the picture. You guys just keep up the good work, keep learning, keep adapting and maybe even consider Linux certification--Linux is, after all, the future of IT!!!
Paul
Don't get me wrong, I agree with you totally, but I've 14 years experience in the trade, and I've never mended a drive belt once, and I still don't know the difference between a Northbridge and a Southbridge chip. Didn't even know they existed. -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000