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Rusty Skills...

Marathon

2005-04-06, 1:29 pm

I hear you, and you are not alone.
I'm certified in Web/Win .Net but I have been asked to=20
take some of the MS assessments to verify my talents to my=20
client base.=20

I recommend DISNETINC.COM. They offer free Q&A for various=20
MS assessments. I've used this site and it really works.=20
This will get you through your immediate concerns, but as=20
this site says, you are the one who is responsible for=20
maintaining your talents.

Use them if you like, it's free and it's helpful.
=20
>-----Original Message-----
>I was certified as an MCAD .NET using VB.Net in 2003. =20
The 70-300 exam was=20
>not available at the time of my certification efforts. I=20
then took a=20
>position in a firm that did not allow me to utilize these=20
skillsets in a full=20
>time capacity. I picked up C# along the way and have=20
been involved in a=20
>couple of C# projects developing Web Applications. I was=20
recently downsized=20
>from my firm and I thought I was ready to take a more=20
active role in .Net=20
>development. What I quickly found out was that every=20
interview required a=20
>technical assessment exam and even though I know the .NET=20
concepts, my rote=20
>syntax knowledge of the C#, ADO.Net and ASP.Net language=20
is rusty. I think I=20
>am going to recertify myself as a full MCSD in .Net using=20
C#. Any=20
>suggestions on a full kit step-by-step with examples (I=20
have a fully licensed=20
>Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 environment at home)? =20
There are many books=20
>out there but I want a study guide that is up to date and=20
allows me to=20
>exercise on the many language concepts as possible. I=20
would also like the=20
>best practice exams. I checked Microsoft's site and it=20
suggested the=20
>MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft=C2=AE .NET Core=20
Requirements, Exams=20
>70-305/70-315, 70-306/70-316, 70-310/70-320, and 70-
300). The publication=20
>date on these books is 2003 and I suspect that they are=20
the same books, minus=20
>the 70-300, that used to certify myself as a MCAD. Is=20
this kit still=20
>up-to-date for the exams and principles in .Net as it=20
relates in 2005? Does=20
>it have thorough examples in .Net Remoting, Enterprise=20
Services, Web=20
>Services, etc... Just thinking out loud. Thanks in=20
advance.
>.
>

Bob Morvay

2005-04-06, 1:29 pm

I just took a brainbench tech exam in ASP.Net, C# and DHTML for a potential
position. Throughout all my interviewing I have been trying to keep up with
reading and studying the concepts in the .Net Framework. Although I believe
I have a fairly strong understanding of the concepts, I have not had the
opportunity to work in a professional capacity since my position was
eliminated in mid-February. Many of these questions were low level syntax
questions that in a real working environment I could have easily debugged or
found the answer but I was supposed to come up with the answer in 180
seconds. I did my best and feel that for the majority of the questions I
was able to narrow it down to the most likely two. I only hope that I
picked the correct answer. I hate knowing the concepts and then having
similar but not correct answers as a choice. This is not real life but I
guess I understand what employers are trying to determine. All in all,
unemployment has strengthened my complete understanding of the framework.
Now all I need is the opportunity to release it in a professional capacity
and tone some of those not so frequently used syntaxed skills. Time will
tell...

--
Bob

"Marathon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02de01c52dee$74c54980$a50
1280a@phx.gbl...
I hear you, and you are not alone.
I'm certified in Web/Win .Net but I have been asked to
take some of the MS assessments to verify my talents to my
client base.

I recommend DISNETINC.COM. They offer free Q&A for various
MS assessments. I've used this site and it really works.
This will get you through your immediate concerns, but as
this site says, you are the one who is responsible for
maintaining your talents.

Use them if you like, it's free and it's helpful.

>-----Original Message-----
>I was certified as an MCAD .NET using VB.Net in 2003.
The 70-300 exam was
>not available at the time of my certification efforts. I
then took a
>position in a firm that did not allow me to utilize these
skillsets in a full
>time capacity. I picked up C# along the way and have
been involved in a
>couple of C# projects developing Web Applications. I was
recently downsized
>from my firm and I thought I was ready to take a more
active role in .Net
>development. What I quickly found out was that every
interview required a
>technical assessment exam and even though I know the .NET
concepts, my rote
>syntax knowledge of the C#, ADO.Net and ASP.Net language
is rusty. I think I
>am going to recertify myself as a full MCSD in .Net using
C#. Any
>suggestions on a full kit step-by-step with examples (I
have a fully licensed
>Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 environment at home)?
There are many books
>out there but I want a study guide that is up to date and
allows me to
>exercise on the many language concepts as possible. I
would also like the
>best practice exams. I checked Microsoft's site and it
suggested the
>MCAD/MCSD Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft® .NET Core
Requirements, Exams
>70-305/70-315, 70-306/70-316, 70-310/70-320, and 70-
300). The publication
>date on these books is 2003 and I suspect that they are
the same books, minus
>the 70-300, that used to certify myself as a MCAD. Is
this kit still
>up-to-date for the exams and principles in .Net as it
relates in 2005? Does
>it have thorough examples in .Net Remoting, Enterprise
Services, Web
>Services, etc... Just thinking out loud. Thanks in
advance.
>.
>

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