.Net certifications: which one should I choose?

Monday, 13 October, 2008 8:07 PM

Hi all,

I'm willing to learn the .Net platform, and gaining some related Microsoft certification that could help to find a good job in the IT field. I have a bachelor degree in Computer science.
Which between the following .NET certification do you think will be more reuqested by the employer at the present and in the next future?

•	MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications
•	MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications
•	MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications
•	MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications
•	MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications
•	MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications

Also does it make sense to earn today certification on .NET 2.0 or should I look straight to certificaton on .NET 3.5 platform?

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Wednesday, 15 October, 2008 1:04 PM

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ADO.NET is the only pure .NET 3.5 exam because WPF, WCF and WF are .NET 3.0 platforms, while Asp.net and Winform are since .NET 1.1 with major changes in .NET 2.0. So if you will be doing Asp.net and Winform it is better to start with .NET 2.0 exams but all others VS2008 exams because those are all new exams with no previous version. I can answer specific questions as needed.
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-561.mspx

WPF,WCF and WF

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-502.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-503.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-504.mspx

Asp.net and Winform

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-562.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exams/70-505.aspx

Asp.net MVP, MCPD Web C#, MCTS TFS, MCITP BI and DBA
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