All of the single certifications that I would care about from a 13 year admin take several years to accomplish.
Not having them doesn't denigrate you, but having expert level certs would be good. For example, if you really cared about networking and you had devoted your professional life to it for the past 13 years, I'd almost expect a CCIE number to be in your signature. Of course, few of us can devote that kind of time to one topic, which is why they're rare in the first place. --Matt On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 2:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Oct 2010, Paul Graydon wrote: > >> On 10/26/2010 08:42 AM, Luke S Crawford wrote: >>> "Brodie, Kent"<[email protected]> writes: >>> >>>> However, I disagree with the opinion that someone considered spending $ on >>>> the cert as "wasted" - the reality is, more times than not something like >>>> this accomplishes getting you past/through the "HR firewall". If having >>>> that cert gets you past HR and into the desk of the hiring manager- then >>>> I'd consider it "mission accomplished".... >>> ... >>> But then, you did say it was best for 'entry level' folks, and eh, >>> maybe for the entry level you are right. A cert and nothing else >>> is a lot better than just nothing. A cert and some experience? >>> personally, I'd rate a referral from someone I know (even someone >>> I don't know that well) plus the same experience higher. >>> ___ >> >> Even as an 'Experienced' Systems Administrator, I still maintain my CCNA >> purely as an HR Firewall buster. It works, and it got me work for good >> companies I would have been unlikely to come across at conferences. > > Good timing on this topic, I am starting to look for a new job (while > still employed), I've got over 13 years doing paid sysadmin work (and > several years of unpaid work prior to that), but no certifications. > > Are there any that are considered worthwhile enough that they are worth me > spending my own money on them? or would a single cert (or small number of > certs) on my resume look strange and highlight the lack of certs? > > David Lang > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
