I have my MCSD .NET. Does anyone care?
I am curious to know what value Microsoft recruiters and Microsoft in general, put into candidates/employees having certification. Take for example the MCSD .NET certification. Does Microsoft require that their own software engineers have this certification? Do they encourage it? What weight would a certification such as this have when applying at Microsoft?
It would also be interesting to know what percentage of software engineers at Microsoft have their MCSD .NET. What do the Microsoft developers/architects/etc.. think of the MCSD .NET certification?
I know there are many more aspects and qualifications that are looked at when evaluating employees and perspective employees, but I was curious as to how folks at Microsoft value the specific area of certifications such as MCSD.