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Subject:Re: Re[2]: Certification Redux From:Becca Price <rp51 -at- CHRYSLER -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 18 Jun 1997 11:51:09 -0400
Arlen wrote:
>>So while it's all well and good to *say* that a certificate will be
optional, the reality is that it will either be a completely meaningless
waste of time and money or it will be a job requirement. There's not a
whole lot of middle ground between those positions.<<
I'm not so sure that's true. A P.E. is an optional certificate;
certainly
I know many excellent engineers who don't have one, but it is by no
means
a job requirement.
This is not to say I'm in favor of certification, just a point.
-becca
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