Thread by @woueb

I'm a #VCDX panelist, and as such I review and score applications on a regular basis...at least twice in a year, I review an application that is based on a templates...we often got the question if it's tolerated or not. It's not a big deal , but... 👇 🧵

...the #VCDX blueprint mentions: "The application may be rejected if [...] it merely echoes published sample implementations, templates, and defaults, without demonstration of the candidate’s design skills."

The #VCDX application purpose is for us to "determine the candidate's ability to gather and interpret requirements, plan, create, document, and test an implementable design".

If one or multiple document(s) are barely touched or not customized to align to the customer design, you can't really demonstrate your level of knowledge/skills.

Also, don't think that changing the formatting/colors/themes will fool us 🙄 I created the #VMware PSO templates for NSX-V/NSX-T (amongst other), I can easily recognize my work. 😉

For the little story, I reviewed an application once that even had screenshots from my lab as well as my lab IP schema... 🤷‍♂️

That said, that's not the case for most of the application I review: I can definitively recognize all the hard work that candidates are putting in their applications and I really enjoy reviewing them. Dear #VCDX candidates, keep up the good work!