Is anyone here a certified ScrumMaster or Professional?

[noisyturtle]

I am having zero luck with my job hunt, and will be SOL in about a month. I feel like taking a 2 day SCRUM Master Certification course could be something beneficial to add to my resume, and I can do it quickly. The only issue is that the course is $1200 and that's a substantial amount to me right now.

Has anyone taken a SCRUM certification course before? Was it useful, either as a learning tool or as a leg-up on your co-workers? Would you recommend signing up for the course?

[smknjoe]

Do you have a Computer Science degree? Companies are really getting picky about credentials and experience.

[noisyturtle]

No, I have a degree in Game Design. I'm going for a producers position, and unfortunately the only experience I have ^professionally^ is working on student games. The whole, 'Entry Level Position: 5yrs professional experience needed' thing is one of the biggest oxymoronic expressions I've heard in my adult life.

[smknjoe]

I know what you mean. It was much tougher to get your foot in the door after the dot com bust and it hasn't gotten any easier since then. Usually, it's an either or with the degree vs experience or at least they are more likely to make a concession. Good luck!

[berserkfan]

No, I have a degree in Game Design. I'm going for a producers position, and unfortunately the only experience I have ^professionally^ is working on student games. The whole, 'Entry Level Position: 5yrs professional experience needed' thing is one of the biggest oxymoronic expressions I've heard in my adult life.

All employers do it. They always seek experienced professionals for entry level positions. Whether they will get these experienced professionals will depend on how badly they need people.

For IT, 5 years experience is nothing, since an employer can outsource your job to 10 Indians.

For Fracking, 1 hour experience watching people work on video is enough. They'll hire just about anyone willing to work and not so clumsy like Mr. Bean that he is a liability.

[osi]

Choose something besides scrum certifcation IMO. Scrums are pointless and generally a waste of time.

Managment and Team Lead positions could recieve a slight boost from that certification. Not sure what you are gunning for. Good luck sir

[Oobly]

Choose something besides scrum certifcation IMO. Scrums are pointless and generally a waste of time.

Managment and Team Lead positions could recieve a slight boost from that certification. Not sure what you are gunning for. Good luck sir

Depends on the SCRUM master and whether they stick strictly to doing things the SCRUM way or adapt to the project and developers. SCRUM can be a great way to work if done properly, but there a lot of bad SCRUM masters out there.

[agodinhost]

Choose something besides scrum certifcation IMO. Scrums are pointless and generally a waste of time.

Managment and Team Lead positions could recieve a slight boost from that certification. Not sure what you are gunning for. Good luck sir

I do have the Scrum Master Certification, it's not pointless nor a waste of time if you are looking for a position in any company that uses agile but I wouldn't pay 1200 bucks into a two days "trainning" course.

The Scrum Marter course is easy - you could study the material by yourself (without the certification, sure).

[osi]

Choose something besides scrum certifcation IMO. Scrums are pointless and generally a waste of time.

Managment and Team Lead positions could recieve a slight boost from that certification. Not sure what you are gunning for. Good luck sir

Depends on the SCRUM master and whether they stick strictly to doing things the SCRUM way or adapt to the project and developers. SCRUM can be a great way to work if done properly, but there a lot of bad SCRUM masters out there.

Choose something besides scrum certifcation IMO. Scrums are pointless and generally a waste of time.

Managment and Team Lead positions could recieve a slight boost from that certification. Not sure what you are gunning for. Good luck sir

I do have the Scrum Master Certification, it's not pointless nor a waste of time if you are looking for a position in any company that uses agile but I wouldn't pay 1200 bucks into a two days "trainning" course.

The Scrum Marter course is easy - you could study the material by yourself (without the certification, sure).

Ahh - I was thinking of SCRUM as in like 'daily game plan' instead of prcoess methodolgy/agile implementation

Apologies