Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 09-04-12 19:42:44
Please explain the purpose of this post. All I see is you have copied and pasted text from a website. Are you advertising the linked website or do you have an opinion?
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Dimple2001
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The irony is many employers require PMP certification of their project managers, and will not hire non-certified project managers.
But the reality is not all PMP certfied are good project managers.I feel that the PMP cert does not reflect an individual's ability to PM a project.
I have seen PM with PMP who are useless and PM with experience only who were much better
Holding this certification doesn't tell me if the holder truly has great communicative, management or organizational skills. It simply tells me, they took and passed a test
There are some organizations which values certification highly and those which don't really care and won't pay you even a penny more because you have a bunch of certificates. You can either prove your skills during recruitment or no and your certificates don't change it.
Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 09-04-12 21:32:03
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Originally posted by sridharm
I have seen PM with PMP who are useless and PM with experience only who were much better
Holding this certification doesn't tell me if the holder truly has great communicative, management or organizational skills. It simply tells me, they took and passed a test
Very true. Learning does not come from passing an exam; rather is a combination of aptitude and practicing the skill set on a daily basis. For many employers however, the certifications tend to be a filter during the recruitment process which may or may not prove out to be a positive experience for the employer.
And PMP or any other certification for that matter is not an insurance against layoff.
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Certification or no certification , you still will have to go through an interview process. One advantage of being PMP certified is that you get preference over others in the selection for getting interviewed. Thereafter its your ability to answer those questions.
Irony is not employers require PMP certification of their project managers, thats rather fair on one who do certification , Irony is a hardworker and good PM may not be good at bluffing (actually will not be by pmp ethics ) but in interviews , the bluffers and diplomats pass with flying colors, get good salary and sail on other's hardwork. One who is spot on the brass-tacs and good in implementing PMI methodology may not be impressive at times in his first impression during interviews. Communication is key, and one got to be good salesman rather than a PM to get through. The corporate world loves talkers.
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