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Certifications The reasons you are not seeing and the challenge you are overestimating 1 min

Certifications: The reasons you are not seeing and the challenge that you are overestimating

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CertificationsThe reasons you are not seeing and

the challenge you are overestimating

1 min

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ANDERSON MACHADO OURIQUESSoftware Development Manager

● Over 15 years of experience in Software Development○ 1 year of software development for desktops○ 8 years of software development for web○ 6 years of management

Certified

2 mins

Achievement Concerns (autonomy, subject matter expert)

Respect and Recognition Concerns (perks, job titles)

Social Concerns (cooperative peers, good boss)

Stable Work Environment (Benefits, Work Safety)

Survival Issues (salary, stable employment)

Hierarchy of Needs Theory (by Abraham Maslow)5 min

Discovery of New Talents/SkillsOpportunities

Purpose

Intellectual GrowthPersonal Strategic Plan

Purpose

Wheel of Life: The Self-Evaluation System5 min

Motivation5 min

● Challenge● Ownership● Freedom● Identity

● Pride● Creation● Meaning● Financial Freedom

Mastery vs Improvement vs Challenge5 min

Mastery Improvement Challenge● knowledge and skill

that allows you to do, use, or understand something very well

● complete control of something

● the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before

● the action of improving or being improved

● a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.

● dispute the truth or validity of

top 10 reasons why people leave their jobs (Society for Human Resources Management)5 min

● Relationship with boss● Bored and unchallenged by the work itself● Relationships with coworkers● Opportunities to use skills and abilities● Contribution of work to the organization’s business goals● Autonomy and independence● Meaningfulness of job● Organization’s financial stability● Overall corporate culture● Management’s recognition of employee job performance

Challenge5 min

● People are leaving their current jobs looking for new challenges● You challenge yourself everyday as a developer● Developers are knowledge workers, therefore they have: critical and logical

thinking, and decision making● Excitement after overcoming a challenge● Developers belong to one of the rare classes of workers that think it is fun to

work for free! (Open Source, Freewares, etc) ● Even video games are example of challenges● Qualified people become more audacious because they don’t care

about losing their jobs. AND THAT IS GOOD!

More Benefits5 min

● Recruiting Companies● You can choose the company you want to work for● As a modern manager (servant leader), you must improve your

skills to understand your team better. Feel their pain and help whenever you can.

● A qualified team attracts more talents● A qualified employee motivates others to get qualified

Common exam format4 mins

● Typically, 40-50% of the questions focus on the basics you must have to perform the work.

● About 10% of the questions need extra attention because of hidden elements that change the obvious.

● Between 20% to 30% of the questions require advanced knowledge.● about 10% of the questions are focused on unusual elements, in other

words, not usually seen in most of the projects.● Other 10% is related to subjects other than the main subject.

Tips and Tricks...4 mins

1. How much do you think you know about PHP? 50%? Then you only need the other 25% to pass the test

2. Focus on the things that you don’t use very often3. Take notes before the tests4. Create simple demos (if it is a System related Certification)5. They are easier than you think6. Read the Study guides7. Schedule the Test as soon as possible Good Luck!!!