New job certification I'm looking at

[John Hedtke <john -at- hedtke -dot- com>]

I feel like I may have missed the boat when I didn't get an MCSE many 
years ago when Microsoft first started doing them.  My best friend 
has one of the first MCSEs (it's something like number 1003--just 
saying you've got a 4-digit MCSE certification number gets you an 
"oooooooooooh!" during interviews these days when they're well into 6 
digits at least).  I was there at Microsoft at the time; I could've 
gotten an early MCSE, too.  Damn.  :(

There's a new program for something I'm interested in that I'm going 
to consider: the MadCap Advanced Developer (MAD) program.  I have to 
say I like the way the name works: you get to say you're "MAD for 
Flare" (and I'm assuming other products eventually).  It's also $149, 
which is a lot cheaper than what an MCSE costs these days ($125 for 
each of 7 different tests).  There's a sample test on the MadCap 
Software  site at 
<http://madcapsoftware.com/training/certification/>http://madcapsoftware.com/training/certification. 
I'm also going to see how low a number I might be able to get if I 
hurry.  (This may sound like something silly right now, but I've seen 
the awe in which my friend Brian gets treated when he tells people 
his really little MCSE number these days, so I'm not going to discount this.)

So I may spend a little of my Yule vacation looking at Flare.  When 
I'm not catching up on my sleep anyway.  :)



Yours truly,

John Hedtke
Author/Consultant/Contract Writer
www.hedtke.com <-- website
541-685-5000 (office landline)
541-554-2189 (cell)
john -at- hedtke -dot- com (primary email)
johnhedtke -at- aol -dot- com (secondary email)  
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