3. What certification or credential do you NOT possess that you would like to?

4. What certification or credential – whether you possess it or not -- do you consider the most important or prestigious in the industry?

5. What do you feel employers and/or clients prefer most: certifications and credentials or actual experience? (You can only pick one.)

Certifications and/or credentials
Actual experience

6. How do you view certification standards in the IT community as compared to other professions?

Very standard Somewhat standard Not very standard Totally non-standard

7. In your opinion, do you feel single-brand certifications and/or credentials such as Cisco, Microsoft, Novell, etc. help or hurt the industry?

They help the industry
They hurt the industry

8. Which would you favor? An industry-wide standard for certification in particular areas – such as networking, programming, etc. – or brand certifications from individual companies such as Cisco and Microsoft?

Standardize certifications
Individual brand certifications

9. How long do you feel the average certification (we know there are a lot of variables) should remain valid?

6 months 1 year 2-5 years Longer than 5 years

10. Have you had to meet the requirements for two or more certifications which are similar, e.g. Novell, Cisco and Microsoft?

Yes
No

11. Have you not obtained a certification because it is too costly or time consuming?

Yes
No

12. Has not having a particular certification or credential ever hindered your career?

13. Do you think our industry would be helped by a national, non-biased and non-specific certification body like in other professions?

14. Do you think the general public understands what certifications and/or credentials in the IT industry mean?

15. Do you think human resource/personnel professionals understand what certifications and/or credentials in the IT industry mean?