[SBE] Black Balled

[Edwin Bukont]

Bill,
 
Well said.  Let me add where the SBE Cert comes in handy, on the job, beyond the employer.  If your duties are more than the general purpose CE, and you are engaging regularly with other technical disciplines, many of whom do have certification requirements, them letters after your name will tend to get you some respect from others.  I have had one job interview where in fact the SBE Cert. was asked for, and I got that job.Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT Comm-Struction and Services LLC P.O. Box 629;  Bel Air, MD 21014 USA V- 410.879.5567 F- 240.368.1265 C- 240.417.2475 ebukont at msn.com Member: IEEE, SBE, AES, PMI Digital Media and Power Systems Integrators. A Harris Broadcast Channel Partner > From: billc at lvradio.com> To: sbe at sbe.org> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:58:51 -0700> Subject: Re: [SBE] Black Balled> > Disclaimer, I just received my SBE plaque for 15 years as a Cert chairman> and am a CPBE.> I have never felt the SBE certification was a disadvantage to me,> but I have no way of knowing how much it helped me. I've only had to apply> for 3 jobs in the last 35 years, and they came to me from my reputation. I> do know that when I'm hiring, I look very favorably at the Certification as> not only a method of telling how much the person knows (or how well they can> take tests) but as an indicator of how much they really care about their> profession. Lack of certification does not mean they are unqualified, but> having the certification is a definite plus indicating they are probably> really interested in the industry not just the pay check. Maybe I'm just> lucky and have worked for some great companies but I know of none of them> that would have used the certification as a disqualifier. I've heard a lot> of things blamed for disqualifying someone when in fact it was bad> references, poor job history, lack of skills specifically needed or skills> stuck in the past without keeping up with the industry that were the real> cause for disqualification. In a big company the word would get around> intramurally.> > Bill> > Bill Croghan CPBE WBØKSW> Chief Engineer, > KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN> Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of> Adrienne Abbott> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:44 AM> > To: 'sbe member discussion mail list'> > Subject: Re: [SBE] Black Balled> > > > > > >From Ted: "Greed and shortcuts never leads to success!"> > > > The same thing started happening about five years ago in the newsrooms.> Now> > the newscasts are filled with very junior reporters who can only write in> > cliché's and producers who don't know how to stack a show while management> > is trying to figure out why their ratings are in the toilet. Once in a> while> > someone wants to complain to me about how much better off the industry was> > back when the FCC licensed engineers. My response is that they have the> > right to hire qualified technical staff and that SBE Certification is one> > way to ensure that they are getting a knowledgeable employee. At least> there> > are a few GM's out there who want quality staff.> > Adrienne> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > SBE mailing list> > To unsubscribe, go to http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/options/sbe> > _______________________________________________> > SBE at sbe.org> > http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/sbe> > > _______________________________________________> SBE mailing list> To unsubscribe, go to http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/options/sbe> _______________________________________________> SBE at sbe.org> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/sbe