Subject: RE: General opinion wanted
arthur@corlissfamily.org
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 21:25:20 AKST
On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Neil Moomey wrote:
>
> I took one of the free html tests on Brainbench last year and I was
> very impressed with their program. I especially like how they give you
> a transcript page with your photo, post your test scores, and ranking
> percentile. I have a html version of my resume and put a link to this
> page. http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=2752297 To answer
> your 3 questions I would say yes, they are accurate, no, I haven't
> changed jobs, and in my case (web developer) it's better than nothing
> at all. Web development/programming is less vendor specific than say
> System Administration. I think it's a respectable program but less so
> than vendor based certifications. I just need to get off my butt and
> take some of the tests.
They've done a neat job on the site, no doubt. The company definitely has a
good business model, but I have to say that I wish they had stuck with
Tekmetrics over BrainBench. The latter's just a bit hokey. :-P
Looks like they've added more in the ranking department, for those more
competition minded. Now you can get the top standings per region, as well.
Well, so far it looks like the verdict is overall favourable for the company.
Good to know. :-)
--Arthur Corliss
Bolverk's Lair -- http://arthur.corlissfamily.org/
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