MCP VS MCDST

[Guest]

hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a
self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician
qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im
taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification
stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone
advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep
end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320

 

[Leythos]

hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a
self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician
qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im
taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification
stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone
advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep
end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320

In most cases, unless you have little or no experience, the certs are a
waste of time. Only HR managers and clueless IT types that don't have IT
experience believe they count for anything. In ALL cases, an IT person
with real experience and some brains can stump a MCSE or MCP type in
just a couple seconds.

Why not search the MS site for certification information?

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[Ike]

Check M.P.cert.exam.mcdst.
taking 70-271 or 70-272 will qualify you for MCP. taking both is MCDST.

Ike

 

[Bruce Chambers]

hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a
self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician
qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im
taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification
stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone
advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep
end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320

The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) "certification" is the
generic title for anyone who holds any of Microsoft's more specific
certifications. For instance, if you are awarded the MCDST, you'll
simultaneously become an MCP; If you are awarded any other Microsoft
certification, you're still an MCP, as well.

I am somewhat surprised that an IT technician, self-employed or
otherwise, wouldn't have thought to look on Microsoft's web site for
this sort of information:

Microsoft Certification Overview – Microsoft Certified Professionals
(MCP) & Microsoft Online Certification
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/default.mspx


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[Plato]

hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a
self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician
qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im
taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification
stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone
advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep
end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320

Experience matters 100% more than certifications.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Experience matters 100% more than certifications.

It seems that I've been disagreeing with you more often than not
lately, so I'll jump at the chance here to say that I *completely*
agree with that statement.