[BNM] Freelance Web and Flash Programmers Needed

paul perrin paul at idltd.com
Mon Mar 3 18:21:58 GMT 2008


Just checked out my Brainbench account -- all my certs are long expired :-(.

However they have free assesments, so I tried one out for fun (RDBMS
concepts)... scored in the top 1% - Not bad without any preparation :-)

So who is going to try to put me in my place :-))

Paul /)/+)

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Certification Name:  Master RDBMS Concepts
Date:                2008-03-03
Authority:           Brainbench
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ASSESSMENT HISTORY:
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Module:            RDBMS Concepts
Date:              2008-03-03
Score:             4.21 (Scale of 1 - 5 where 5.0 = Best)
                  Higher than 99% of all previous test takers.

Demonstrates a clear understanding of many advanced concepts
within this topic.   Appears capable of mentoring others on most
projects in this area.

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On 02/03/2008, Nick Taylor <nick at tangerineworks.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I see the real problem with all self-assesment forms like this is that
> many
> > of the people who rate themselves most highly are the least competent.
>
> Yea - I was pondering this when I saw this thing the other day. Am I an
> expert at HTML? Christ no... I've got 8 years solid experience - but I
> know enough to know how much else there is.
>
> I couldn't in all honesty say I'm an expert in any of the things that
> I've spent the last 8 years doing, but I bet I'm a hell of a lot better
> than a lot of the people that say that they are... and I know this,
> because back when I only had a year or so experience in anything, I
> needed to spin my CV as well.
>
>
> Which is a round about route to the fact that almost every question on
> this form is "the wrong question" in some way.
>
>
>
>
> n
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