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Subject:Re: Is the STC worth it? From:Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> Date:Wed, 5 Nov 2014 17:04:15 -0500
Robert Lauriaton said:
>Their certification program is a self->serving scam that's bad for the
>profession. There's no way I'd give >the organization a dime so long as
>they perpetuate that.
The certification program was discontinued about 18 months ago.
--Rick Lippincott
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 5, 2014, at 15:39, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
>
> The STC was an essential resource before Craig's List, LinkedIn, and
> others started offering the same and better services for free.
>
> Since then, STC's membership fees have gone way up as the value of
> membership has declined to pretty much just whatever the local chapter
> offers.
>
> Their certification program is a self-serving scam that's bad for the
> profession. There's no way I'd give the organization a dime so long as
> they perpetuate that.
>
>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com> wrote:
>> Third, for those of you who are not STC members, what is the sticking point?
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