General web developer and Microsoft certifications, a necessary evil in the corporate world, what is available and relevant?

Question

I'm a ASP.NET (MVC &Web Forms)/C# web developer (my CV) and I'm unsure what I should do about certifications. My employer encourages and pays for them and they are strongly recommended if we want to move up in pay. I know there are Microsoft certifications for web development. I don't want to be pigeon-holed as only a Microsoft developer. Are there non-Microsoft certifications that are respected (hopefully useful) for web developers using the Microsoft stack and web standards?

Answer 1

You have .NET and C# high on your list of skills and you don't want to be pigeon-holed? It may already be too late. If your employer is paying the MS certifications can be useful. Even if you don't learn much doing them they'll get you past one more level of HR-keyword-filter should you ever need to get a different job. If you're really more interested in something useful you may want to check what your local community collage is offering. There are also companies like LearningTree that offer various certifications, although none of them are as widely recognized as the MS certs.