[email protected]: > also, if whatever standard is created would mean that a large portion of > the senior people in the field are not 'qualified' (and for most > proposals, would never have become qualified), that standard starts off in > a _very_ bad position.
I think this is quite insightful. I've got about 14 years of paid SysAdmin experience, 10 or so of those admining *NIX systems. I'm pretty comfortable applying for 'senior' positions. Granted, skill levels are relative; in the last few years I've worked places where I was merely average, and where I was like a little god. Not that my skill level changed radically, of course, just my co-workers. Anyhow, I think I have something of a defensible claim to the 'Senior SysAdmin' title. If nothing else, people seem to be repeatably willing to pay me for it. However, I've got nothing resembling a formal education. This is not, as far as I can tell, unusual. Sure, I'd be happy to spend a few grand on a good ccie-style 'you should already know all this shit if you are really senior' kind of test, even if the bump as far as income is not huge. It's tax deductible. Getting me to spend another 4+ years in school, though, that would require significant encouragement. (and thus, for your test to seem worth it to employers, those who pass your test need to be better than people like me. Not impossible, but it's setting the bar, perhaps higher than you intend.) _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
