NYCPHP Meetup

[Chris Shiflett]

Anthony Papillion wrote:
> I'm wanting to find something that can immediately
> differentiate myself and my skill set from those people
> without the client or employer having to setup an
> interview and review sample code, etc. I think a Zend
> cert might help do that.

I think the certification has a lot of value, but keep in mind that it 
is intended to set a baseline for professional PHP developers. It is 
often advertised as identifying PHP experts, but I don't think such a 
label is entirely accurate.

> My question is this: how seriously is the certification
> taken by employers and clients?

I found Zend's recent webcast pretty informative:

http://www.zend.com/webcasts/archive.php

Chris

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Chris Shiflett
Brain Bulb, The PHP Consultancy
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