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Originally Posted by mlomker

My company values experience over all else, so they won't pay for anything. At this point I'm approaching this for job hunting purposes, in case something goes awry here.

I think I'm technically still a Win2k MCSE. I had lots of certs at one point but let them expire due to a combination of working on my masters and being lazy. I didn't finish the masters before credits started expiring so now it's time to refocus on the certs.

Previously held: Master CNE, CCNP, CCDP, CISSP, MCSE + Internet (2000), Compaq ASE, and yes...the A+. lol.

I have never really relied on certs, as i have not seen a benefit in it. Ive never been turned down on a job due to lack of certs. Seems a lot of companies now days are valueing experience over certs. Think of it like this:
If you are a hiring manager for an IT department...
Would you rather have a kid fresh out of college with a CCNA and some microsoft cert.
or
Would you rather have a guy with 6 years expirence in the field with similar technologies that you currently own.

This has been something i have been fighting with throughout my whole career. I got an associates degree, but have found that college is very limiting when it comes to resources available. I have used very little from what i learned in college. Century college is VERY deep into Cisco, yet i have rarely ever touched a Cisco router in the field. But loaded up my resume with technologies that i have learned in the field.