Mcse Worth It

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MCSE certification from Microsoft is the most sought after certification in the field of networking. Most sought after both by people seeking a networking job and employers searching for qualified employees. Microsoft's MCSE 70-680 is the top one. It may not stay there, it hasn't always been first, but it probably will remain so for foreseeable future.
Type of MCSE certifications for computer careers:

Whether or not any certification is "worth it" is an individual decision. You alone must decide what your career goals and needs are.
Look at certifications from a cost/benefit or Return On Investment (ROI) basis. If they help you get a better paying job or make more money at your current job, they are obviously "worth it."
The problem is, there is no real way of measuring how much you can expect your income to go up as a result of any given certification. It also depends on non-related job search skills such as how well you network.
Microsoft is the superpower of software technology solutions. A few years ago, the Novell Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) was ...
... the premier networking certification. It is still highly regarded, but the truth that although lots of companies still use Novell's Netware software, a lot more companies are buying Microsoft's networking software.
Now the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) is the premier certification, having passed the CNE several years ago. MCSE is the certification which all the Microsoft exam training schools pressure students to get.
The MCSE as we have known it is changing, however. It documented someone's skill with Windows NT 4.0. Microsoft introduced Windows 2000 last year. They have announced that as of 12-31-2000 they no longer test for the older MCSE exams. They are changing to term to "MCSE 2000." MCSE 2000s will be tested for and expected to know Windows 2000.
Current MCSEs will still be in demand by the many companies which have not yet converted to Windows 2000.
This has promoted the Lanop Corp to come out with its own training materials and tests for Windows NT 4.0, similar to the tests Microsoft used to give aspiring MCSEs. The Lanop Corp contends that NT skills will be in demand for years to come. They obviously think that many companies will not switch to Windows 2000 right, and are probably right.

However there are plenty of NT MCSEs out there now, so it seems to me that anybody now working for MCSE certification go with MCITP certification Windows 2000. Current NT MCSEs can update their certification by taking a few new courses and passing some 2000 tests. The current MCSE NT certification will not be eliminated until 2002.