To rslade, I believe: If you plan to use such obscure terms as "exegesis" as
justification for such punctilius postulating, please, learn to spell it
correctly.
At any rate, I have 30 + years in the computer/infosec and every other manner
of Information Technology field(s). Two years ago, I got laid off. I also
became disabled. I have been unable to find work in my field since. All I can
say is I could have sat on my butt and given up, but I decided to try and add
some credentials to the ones I already have. But what's more important than
that is, "Why would I want to do that?":
A. Because I want to know more about the subject matter, and because there is
much more need for people with infosec, not CCNA and MCSE skills these days. 54%
more, to be precise. I want to know those ten domains inside and out if
possible, and I will then apply for many many jobs of any level of "respect" as
long as it will pay my bills. I don't need to be a CIO or a CSO. I need to be
working again. By the way, I'm 53 years old, so this will be my third career
shift in 30 years. Old dogs or young, it's whether you can get the "trick" or
not.
If the reason that one is concerned about the "respect" one has by way of
receiving an accreditation, then one is going about it for completely the wrong
reasons.
As for "paper" anythings: As a CIO and before that, an IT Manager, I knew who
they were, and I never hired them. Generally, I went down to the local
technical college and asked a professor friend of mine, "Who is the best
student in the class?". He never steered me wrong. Because the bottom line is,
companies want to hire those who know the most about the subject matter, at
least for starters. If hands on comes before, great, if not, it will come soon
enough.
Ken.
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