Trade them in for dollar bills…..
Here is a survey by MCP Magazine for salary ranges for the various Microsoft Certifications. Check it out HERE. I still think experience means more to employers then certifications, but it never hurts to have them, especially if The Man is picking up the bill. I was just reading about the MCDST (Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician). It sounds like a gimme cert and probably one that doesn’t mean shit to anyone, but once again it never hurts to have em. So maybe I will procrastinate longer on 70-216 and take two other tests first. I think after passing both the client and server tests for the MCSA/MCSE these two client tests will be super easy (70-271/272).