Who wants a free Microsoft exam voucher? (US/Canada only)
astorrs
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Contest: Win 1 of 3 free Microsoft exam vouchers
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Winners Announced
First of all I wanted to thank everyone who submitted an entry. Many of them were deserving in one way or another and I wish you all the best of luck in achieving your goals (certification related and otherwise). Unfortunately I only have 3 vouchers to give away (from the more than 40 entries recieved) and it's been a challenge to select the top three.
Congratulations to the winners: skrpune, jnwdmb, msteinhilber
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*** Update: I had the incorrect date for the vouchers, they're actually good until May 31, 2009 ***
I've found myself with a number of complimentary Microsoft vouchers (good for any Microsoft exam delivered by Prometric in the US or Canada) that are due to expire on March 31st, 2009 (a little over a month from now) and have no possible way to use them all in that timeframe... so I've decided to give them away to 3 lucky TechExams members.
Rather than just creating a post and giving them away to the first 3 users who respond (that would punish those who aren't glued to TE permanently 24hrs a day - or those that happen to be sleeping/working), I was thinking we'd have a little contest. So here it goes...
If you want one of the vouchers and think you'll be ready to write an exam in that time frame, send me a private message telling me why you think you should be one of the recipients. It can be humerous (like dynamik's "win" from last year) or more serious (maybe you've been laid off recently due to the economy and are trying to bolster your resume, etc). It can be 1 paragraph or 10, maybe a poem or a link to a video, whatever works for you - no rules - just get my attention.
Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 @ 23:59 PST
Anyway, I hope this works out well and wish anyone who's interested "Good Luck!"
Andrew
P.S. I won't post the winning entries without prior permission from the author to do so.
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Winners Announced
First of all I wanted to thank everyone who submitted an entry. Many of them were deserving in one way or another and I wish you all the best of luck in achieving your goals (certification related and otherwise). Unfortunately I only have 3 vouchers to give away (from the more than 40 entries recieved) and it's been a challenge to select the top three.
Congratulations to the winners: skrpune, jnwdmb, msteinhilber
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*** Update: I had the incorrect date for the vouchers, they're actually good until May 31, 2009 ***
I've found myself with a number of complimentary Microsoft vouchers (good for any Microsoft exam delivered by Prometric in the US or Canada) that are due to expire on March 31st, 2009 (a little over a month from now) and have no possible way to use them all in that timeframe... so I've decided to give them away to 3 lucky TechExams members.
Rather than just creating a post and giving them away to the first 3 users who respond (that would punish those who aren't glued to TE permanently 24hrs a day - or those that happen to be sleeping/working), I was thinking we'd have a little contest. So here it goes...
If you want one of the vouchers and think you'll be ready to write an exam in that time frame, send me a private message telling me why you think you should be one of the recipients. It can be humerous (like dynamik's "win" from last year) or more serious (maybe you've been laid off recently due to the economy and are trying to bolster your resume, etc). It can be 1 paragraph or 10, maybe a poem or a link to a video, whatever works for you - no rules - just get my attention.
Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 @ 23:59 PST
Anyway, I hope this works out well and wish anyone who's interested "Good Luck!"
Andrew
P.S. I won't post the winning entries without prior permission from the author to do so.
Comments
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ladiesman217
Member Posts: 416
If the voucher my covers place then I will be the first one to send you a pm. Good luck to the lucky winner.
No Sacrifice, No Victory. -
astorrs
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Yeah sorry the vouchers are only for use in the US and Canada.ladiesman217 wrote: »If the voucher my covers place then I will be the first one to send you a pm. Good luck to the lucky winner.
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ladiesman217
Member Posts: 416
Yeah sorry the vouchers are only for use in the US and Canada.
It's alright. Giving away your extra vouchers is a great idea.
No Sacrifice, No Victory. -
dynamik
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I forgot you had those and just set up my new exams the other day
Good luck to everyone else! -
OoteR
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You have been privileged with my PM. Don't forget it.
Also, nice idea. I'm sure it will help out a lucky few.2k11 Goals:
VCP - Currently Studying
MCITP:EA - 620 (done) -
undomiel
Member Posts: 2,818
I guess I can leave out my award winning essay so that someone else can have a free voucher. Good luck to everyone else!Jumping on the IT blogging band wagon -- http://www.jefferyland.com/ -
motogpman
Member Posts: 412
Sent you a PM. Excellent idea and good luck to the people who get them. I think astorrs should get some kind of TechExams humanitarian award for doing this... ( how's that for asskissin, LOL)! Seriuosly though, I think it a great thing to do! Good luck to the people who get them and make sure to pass, make em proud!-WIP- (70-294 and 297)
Once MCSE 2k3 completed:
WGU: BS in IT, Design/Management
Finish MCITP:EA, CCNA, PMP by end of 2012
After that, take a much needed vacation!!!!! -
HeroPsycho
Inactive Imported Users Posts: 1,940
If I didn't hate my employer, and they didn't reimburse me for the exams, I'd so be on this...
Good luck to all! -
astorrs
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Nah, I'll just be glad someone can make use of them. Microsoft gave me a bunch of them for free at the end of last year and I'd hate to see them just expire.I think astorrs should get some kind of TechExams humanitarian award for doing this... -
astorrs
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Just a reminder, there's only a couple days left to get your entries in...
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astorrs
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Just a quick note to everyone applying - These vouchers are intended for TechExams members who are actively engaged with the site - don't bother signing up for an account so you can PM me because you found this thread through a Google search for "free exam voucher"
I've had 3 like that already
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jnwdmb
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Just a quick note to everyone applying - These vouchers are intended for TechExams members who are actively engaged with the site - don't bother signing up for an account so you can PM me because you found this thread through a Google search for "free exam voucher"
I've had 3 like that already
Thank you again for taking the time to research whether the request is actually from a member. I don't know how many requests you are getting but I am sure it is quite a few, and even if I am not fortunate enough to be one of the names drawn from the hat, I thinks its nice to know that they will go to actual members.A+ IT Technician, Network +, Security+
MCSA:M, MCSE:S
(MS 270,290,291,293,294,298,299)
MS Exchange 2003 (70-284)
MCTS: Server 2K8 Virtualization(70-652 & 70-403) -
vCole
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Thank you again for taking the time to research whether the request is actually from a member. I don't know how many requests you are getting but I am sure it is quite a few, and even if I am not fortunate enough to be one of the names drawn from the hat, I thinks its nice to know that they will go to actual members.
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PC509
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Awesome that you are giving back to the community. Very awesome, man. *Applauds!*
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jryantech
Member Posts: 623
This is really cool of you astorrs.
If I was studying for a MS exam I would totally submit :]"It's Microsoft versus mankind with Microsoft having only a slight lead."
-Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle
Studying: SCJA
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Plantwiz
Mod Posts: 5,057 Mod
HeroPsycho wrote: »If I didn't hate my employer, and they didn't reimburse me for the exams, I'd so be on this...
Right, that makes sense....
Hey astorrs,
Great deal you have here! Thank you for brining to the members!Plantwiz
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"Grammar and spelling aren't everything, but this is a forum, not a chat room. You have plenty of time to spell out the word "you", and look just a little bit smarter." by Phaideaux
***I'll add you can Capitalize the word 'I' to show a little respect for yourself too.
'i' before 'e' except after 'c'.... weird? -
sprkymrk
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Right, that makes sense....
Hey astorrs,
Great deal you have here! Thank you for brining to the members!
He hates his employer, and they do reimburse for exams. So he would rather make them pay than take a free voucher from astorrs. If he liked his employer, he would do it to save them the cost of the exam.All things are possible, only believe. -
HeroPsycho
Inactive Imported Users Posts: 1,940
Right, that makes sense....
Don't worry about it. It's my loss... or my employers'... I'm confused now... Good luck to all! -
astorrs
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I had the wrong expiry date for those vouchers, they're actually good for a couple more months (the end of May).
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jryantech
Member Posts: 623
I had the wrong expiry date for those vouchers, they're actually good for a couple more months (the end of May).
If your not going to give them out after all. I would forgive you just because you live in Vancouver.
GOOOOOOOOOOOO CANUCKS
Sorry."It's Microsoft versus mankind with Microsoft having only a slight lead."
-Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle
Studying: SCJA
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astorrs
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LOL, yeah I'm still giving them away, I just need a few minutes today to go through the entries (there were lots).If your not going to give them out after all. I would forgive you just because you live in Vancouver.
GOOOOOOOOOOOO CANUCKS
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msteinhilber
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Kevin10686 wrote: »well...what is the verdict?
He's probably fallen asleep trying to read all of the responses
I'm sure he got a huge amount of PM's, he'll get back with his results as he can -
msteinhilber
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LOL, I sure hope my ode to bathroom poetry win's.
Either way... you need to post it anyways
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BeaverC32
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Congrats everyone! Will you be posting any of the entries?MCSE 2003, MCSA 2003, LPIC-1, MCP, MCTS: Vista Config, MCTS: SQL Server 2005, CCNA, A+, Network+, Server+, Security+, Linux+, BSCS (Information Systems)
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