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Welcome to the blog for Microsoft Certified Professional. My hope is that through close collaboration with customers, partners, and Microsoft Learning, we can improve the value of being certified for employees and employers equally to provide a more consistent IT Delivery for employers, while providing rewards, recognition, and respect to those who have taken the challenge of becoming a Microsoft Certified Professional.

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Georgeo Pulikkathara, MCSE
 

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MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think

Here's Erwin's idea:

 

We're looking to take existing groups and consolidate them under "official" MCP LinkedIn groups that can be validated for the folks in the groups are actually MCPs. You'll have a group for each specific credential, such as MCP, MCSE, MCPD, MCITP, and so forth. In order to join the groups, you'll come in through the MCP Secure Site, get your credentials validated. and then you get directed to the correct group(s) based on your credentials.

 

In Erwin's own words, "How does it benefit you?  Well, by joining a group, you will be able to network and connect with others with your certification.  In addition, you will be able to display your certification logo on your LinkedIn profile for everyone to see.  This is one of the only ways you can get a logo or visual ID on your LinkedIn profile and it’s treated as a badge of honor on the website.

 

We’re going to work and build a way to ensure that only those who are allowed to join the groups have valid certifications to protect your hard work and investment.  Thus for the time being, these groups will be created and operated by us in Microsoft Learning.  We may enlist the community to help us with these groups in the near future.  But we thought we should be running this at the beginning to make sure everyone knows this is an authentic, official effort."

 

So, let us know what you think on either my blog, Trika's blog or feel free to email Erwin at erwinc@microsoft.com with your feedback.

 

Regards,

George, MCP Guy

 

Published Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:57 AM by Georgeo Pulikkathara

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# BioSensorAB » MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:24 PM

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# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Friday, February 08, 2008 2:02 AM

I think its a neat idea. Be nice to have that official logo for your profile

Niall Merrigan

# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Monday, February 11, 2008 10:42 AM

George, I am all for it, this sounds like a great value-add to the community and another benefit for Microsoft's MCPs.

Wayne Anderson

# Certified on LinkedIn @ Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:07 PM

We have gotten requests from many of you in the community to provide some kind of support for Microsoft

"So, a booth babe and a geek walk in to a bar..."

# Certified on LinkedIn @ Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:51 PM

We have gotten requests from many of you in the community to provide some kind of support for Microsoft

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# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:42 AM

Hi George,

That's a great idea!

Helmer.hzNET

# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:23 AM

Hi George,

Like Helmer and other said great idea. Looking forward to it.

regards,

Robin Turpijn

rturpijn

# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:54 AM

I just joined - yes I like that idea as well. There are too many fakers out there.

Cathylb

# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:59 PM

I like the idea. What do we need to do to make this a reality?

jupitervast

# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Monday, March 03, 2008 5:09 PM

Great idea, put me in for the MCP group.

jengels

# re: MCP LinkedIn Community Proposal - Tell us what you think @ Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:52 AM

I would love to be part of the group.

jagjr78

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