Re: Contract Rates & CISSP or not

[Darren Reed <darrenr () reed wattle id au>]

>  I've been called a lot of complimentary and derogatory names in my careers
> (three and contemplating a change), so repeating claims of "brilliant" and
> "innovative" would be misleading, and might be wholly misleading. My
> clearest self-imposed label is "mercenary". I've changed career tracks from
> investment banking to corporate sales to technology, to match my maturation
> in personality, personal time management, and to secure a stable
> (lucrative)income.
> Getting the CISSP was, IMHO, a project to prove a base level of technical,
> security-oriented competence for people that were not capable -without
> meeting me personally- of appreciating of my potential contribution. I would
> offer that you reconsider your position of dismissing CISSPs at face value
> since I didn't have a lobotomy as a requirement to take the CISSP exam.

What I see is someone who has changed careers to pursue "easy money".
I wonder what that says about their work ethics and dedication to their
employer or job ?

I don't see a quality employee in that, regardless of qualifications.
I doubt they'd make a good contractor either, as their technical skill
base is going to be thinner than someone else who's got X years.

Some of the bigger consulting mobs might see value in what you've got
to offer, but quite frankly, I can't wait until you find another easy
source of money and move on.

If anything, this speaks of how insignificant these qualifications are,
if all you have to do is "buy them" to get them.

Darren
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