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Zend Certification

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Hello all,

I did my certification test for PHP 5 today and passed! :D :D

I was just wondering if other people have done the test and if so, when does your name get added to the Zend yellow pages as it doesnt seem to be automatic?

Thanks :).

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Re: Zend Certification

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I got certified for the Zend Framework a while back, and my name was added to the yellow pages a few days later. check back in a few days, it should be there
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Re: Zend Certification

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Congrats juma929! :drunk:
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Re: Zend Certification

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Hey,

Thanks m8 :D
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Re: Zend Certification

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Sorry pytrin just noticed your reply, ok cool will check back in a few days. I just assumed it was automatic for some reason, some kind of system between pearson vue and zend.

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Re: Zend Certification

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I've passed it December 2007. My name was on yellow pages few days later, and the certificate shipped about a month or two later.

How many of us are certified?
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Re: Zend Certification

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Hello,

190 according to the yellow pages in the UK, not sure about elsewhere.

I'm certified, now what? lol

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Re: Zend Certification

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I'm certified, now what?
Now you find employers who explicitly request Zend certification... ;)
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Re: Zend Certification

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juma929 wrote:Hello,

190 according to the yellow pages in the UK, not sure about elsewhere.

I'm certified, now what? lol

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I meant how many at devnetwork :)
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Re: Zend Certification

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Hey,

Oh well, not sure how many on here...should be an option in your profile you can tick lol.

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Re: Zend Certification

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I meant how many at devnetwork
About half a dozen I would guess. Thats based on being around all the time over the years and observeing peoples signatures, etc.
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Re: Zend Certification

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I wish I was certified but i just don't have the money right now. I plan on it within the next couple of months; help with jobs considering I just moved 1600 miles two weeks ago. 8O Living in Mass now! 8)
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Re: Zend Certification

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PCSpectra wrote:Now you find employers who explicitly request Zend certification... ;)
Look at what the ZCE covers:

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PHP 5 Certification Exam covers the following topics:
 
    * PHP Basics
    * XML and Web Services
    * Functions
    * Arrays
    * Object Oriented Programming
    * Streams/Network Programming
    * Design and Theory
    * PHP 4/5 Differences
    * Security
    * Strings and Patterns
    * Databases and SQL
    * Web Features
 
http://www.zend.com/en/store/php-certif ... ion-bundle

Employers want people who can write good software, not just good PHP. As a qualification it shows is that you've spent time learning things like the argument order required by substr(), and what happens if you use count() on a string. That knowledge is useless to an employer. With the exception of the security bit, and possibly the Design and Theory bit, it's all stuff that you should know within your first 6 months of being a developer ... but it'll only be people serious about PHP dev who take it (due to the cost) - those are people with a few years experience. They don't need to prove they can use the basics. Any employer specifically requesting it is being silly, and I would be highly dubious about working for them. Too much emphasis on the things like qualifications fills a company with boring nerds. Who'd want to work there?

It's nice to have it from a personal development point of view, and I'll congratulate anyone who passes it, but anyone who thinks it'll improve their career prospects is dead wrong.
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Re: Zend Certification

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Hello,

Talk about putting people in their place :p.

I got myself certified because I believe it to be the logical step in the career path of a PHP developer. Im not sure about your history but I have personally met managers who regard the certification highly.

A well known telecommunications company is actually training their PHP developers at the moment to go and take the zend exam and become certified so its not exactly an ignored achievement.

Im not saying its the be all and end all, but it definatly benefits you to progress to certification in a competitive environment such as the job market today and especially freelancing and your own business. Of this, I have a lot of experience.

Two developers with the same experience go for the same job, one is certified...?

Thanks :).
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Re: Zend Certification

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By the way I know my signature is a little over the top, but let me enjoy it for one week at least?

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