A worthwhile investment to help boost your career (Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE))

Member Name: AndreBoyle

Product:	Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
Date:	31/07/00 (261 review reads)
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Advantages: Very comprehensive, Good for career

Disadvantages: Expensive

You can't help but notice in the job press these days that certification is more and more important, not more so in any area other than MS products.

The sheer diversity of systems possible now with MS networking products has made this certification a vital addition to making your CV stand out fro the crowd.

Increased usability has made many cowboys lives easier and easier and there's fewer and fewer ways to prove that you don't own a horse and whip/gun.

The MCSE program can be gruelling at times and certainly is a financial strain at a usual cost of about £4500 for a typical course. However, if you know anything about NT at any depth and can network your way around a WAN with little effort this should be a breeze for you.

One point I'd make is that the course is designed to teach you the MS way of doing things, which isn't always the best. So when sitting in an exam you're asking yourself... "Right, I know how I'D do it! But how would MS do it!?!"

All in all a worthwhile investment for your career, but with rumours of MS cutting this for a new certification you have to wonder just how long it'll be recognized as the dogs ******** in MS knowledge.

Try checking out the online courses and Computer Based Training packages and get the job done by yourself in your own time for about £1000 quid including exams.

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