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COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
JUGS Java Certification Event 4pm, August
28th 2003 Technopark, Zurich What Are
Certifications Worth?

Bänz Hostettler, lic.oec HSG, Senior Consultant,
Goldwyn Partners Group AG
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Practice Fields
Services and Commerce
Industries

IT
Pharma Industry
Consumer Goods
Functions
Management
Sales Marketing
Information Technolgies
Business Services (HR, Finance, Projects)
Commercial Support
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Importance in Real Life.
Certifications are indispensable in technical
sector.

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Landscape of Education.
Certifications everywhere.
General
Specific

Uni
ETH
High Level
HWV
SAP Cisco Java Microsoft
Eidg. dipl. Verkaufs-,Marketingplaner, Verkauf-,
Marketingsleiter, etc
Eidg. dipl. Projektleiter, Analytiker
Programmierer, etc.
SIZ PC Supporter Netzwer Supporter etc
Basic
Commercial apprenticeship
Technical apprenticeship
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Pictures of Careers.
Certifications vs. general education.
Addition
Compensation

General Certifications
General Certifications
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Pictures of Careers.
Certifications vs. professional experiences.
Practice
Theory

Experiences Certifications
Experiences Certifications
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Pictures of Careers.
Deep vs. broad technical knowledge.
T-Typ
Management

Certifications
Certifications
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How We Select.
Certifications are one of many selection items.

• Personality
• Cultural and pesonal fit with company, job and
  team
• Education
• Basic and specific intellectual background
• Potential
• Area for personal development

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Value of Certifications.
The value of certifications depends on the...

• Personal career plan
• Development of the underlying technology
• Flavor of the month
• Spread of technology
• Economic situation
• High growth -gt general background, learning on
  the job
• Low growth -gt specialist, ready to run

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Lets certificate!
Certifications help everybody to sell the
employee and the company.

• Track record of determination
• Better changes in selection processes
• Open doors to jobs, careers
• Better integration in the company, team
• Part of compensation plan
• Improve overall work quality, teamwork
• Better changes in project acquisitions

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But Be Careful!
Certifications sometimes have a negative ROI.

• Lose fast on worth
• Only narrow knowledge
• Obviously few transparency
• May predict career path too much
• Do not compensate work experiences or education

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What is best?
Certifications should be integrated in the
personal development plan.

• Professional experiences
• General education level
• Strategic bundles of certifications

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