Couldn't one just show prospective employers some impressive things
one has done in R? Seems to me that would be more meaningful than any
sort of certificate.
--Chris Ryan
On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 4:08 AM Mukesh Ghanshyamdas Lekhrajani via
R-help <r-help@r-project.org> wrote:
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> Hey Rich,
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> Out of all the help that I have received so far on my email, this email
> (below) resolves 95% of my query, the remaining 5% is to justify a few
> things….
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> "what VALUE would a certificate
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> about R provide?"
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> * Few of my prospect employers are looking at data analyst with
> specialization in “R” so, they want “R” only, and not SciPy or Julia..
> * They think that a person with “R” knowledge and another candidate
> with “R” knowledge + “R” Certification will fit the position more.. (Human
> Mentality Vs. Law Of Fitment) 😊
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> proficiency in the core R programming language and
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> the contents of the 'base' and 'stats' packages.
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> But there is a huge number of packages serving a
>
> huge number of needs.
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> * In my example it would be – {abc} is a Certified “R” Developer With
> Specialization in “Package 1” , “Package 2” and “Package 3” or “Stats” set of
> packages with reporting (Prospect employers love to see certificates of these
> sorts)
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> I were in the happy position of being able to hire a
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> data analyst for the region-scale data I have in
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> mind, I wouldn't *care* whether they used R, SciPy,
>
> or Julia.
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> * Few employers want ready stuff, so if they hire someone with Julia,
> but the employers them selves are using “R” as their specialization for
> solutions to their customer, they would prefer to hire someone who already is
> a champion at “R” – such employers will not want to invest in training cost
> for their employees/candidates.
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> From: Richard O'Keefe <rao...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 1:49 PM
> To: mukesh.lekhraj...@yahoo.com
> Cc: r-help@r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] R Certification
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>
> I note that Java, for example, has changed a LOT and
>
> a certificate from, say, 10 years ago, wouldn't impress
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> me much today. The same can be said of C#, and of R.
>
> So the question would be, "what VALUE would a certificate
>
> about R provide?"
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>
>
> Well, for one thing, it would be a certificate of
>
> proficiency in the core R programming language and
>
> the contents of the 'base' and 'stats' packages.
>
> But there is a huge number of packages serving a
>
> huge number of needs. If, for example, I needed
>
> someone who understood how to exchange data between
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> R and a GIS system like GRASS, how to do spatial
>
> analysis with R, and how to produce a report with
>
> knitr, that's at least three packages that would NOT
>
> be covered by an 'R' certificate. And honestly, if
>
> I were in the happy position of being able to hire a
>
> data analyst for the region-scale data I have in
>
> mind, I wouldn't *care* whether they used R, SciPy,
>
> or Julia.
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>
>
> So if you want to show potential employers a
>
> certificate to persuade them that you know something
>
> useful, I suggest that you ask some of them what
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> they would like such a certificate to be *about*.
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> It would not surprise me if they said "how about a
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> degree in statistics, or in data science, or in
>
> data visualisation" or something of the sort.
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> On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 at 21:33, Mukesh Ghanshyamdas Lekhrajani via R-help
> <r-help@r-project.org <mailto:r-help@r-project.org> > wrote:
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> Hello R Support Team,
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>
>
> I want to do R certification, could you help me with the list of
> certificates with their prices so it helps me to register.
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>
>
> I want to do the certification directly from the governing body
> "r-project.org <http://r-project.org> " and not from any 3rd party.
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> Please help.
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> Mukesh
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> +91 9819285174
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