Re: Looking for places to get certified in?

On May 5, 11:36 am, Tim Wescott <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 04 May 2008 22:15:56 -0700, Amir wrote:
Hi everyone and Embedded gurus,
I live and work in the US. I've never gotten a job in the Embedded
field, and only my final year project 10 years ago was in the embedded
field. Also for a couple of years I've been a doing thats out of field
(web design). My resume thus doesn't look at all for applying for any
Embedded job.
Does anyone know what I can do to get my foot in the door? I would do
personal projects to get experience but no one does those unless they
aren't being pushed by a teaching authority.

Are there any good recognized places in the US where I can get a
certification in the Embedded field? These would tell the recruiters
that I know the field and am up to date and that I know what they want
me to know.

thanks a lot
Amir

There's not really "certification" for embedded work -- one does it, or
one doesn't.

Get yourself a copy of "what color is your parachute".  Some of it is
pretty dorky, but it has good advise in there.

You don't want to talk to recruiters.  You want to talk to hiring
managers.  You probably want to go to a smaller company (they're more
flexible), and accept an entry-level job until you prove yourself.  
Finding who the local sweatshop is and working there for a couple of
years to gain experience may be a good idea -- the sweatshops don't pay
much, and they're grim to work for, but because of this they always have
turnover, even in the bad times.  Once you have a year or two of that on
your resume, go looking for real.

--
Tim Wescott
Control systems and communications consultinghttp://www.wescottdesign.com

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Thanks Tim, I ordered the book now, seeing its good reviews as well.
By sweatshops do you mean local small companies that still do
embedded?
I'm counting on this book. I have no other idea what to do. Well - I
found out a $45 certification from an Indian company and will try that
in any case. In my case, anything is better than nothing. I'll keep
searching. I was thinking there might be some training sources or
institutes in the US.

thanks!
Amir
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