I'll echo what John said. I don't think any cert will hurt you, as long as you have the skills to back it up. The LPI and Linux+ certs are not difficult. Anyone who knows how to login can get the ExamCram and pass those. The Redhat exam (RHCE) is very difficult though, and as a result is very well respected in the industry.
If you get a hiring manager that doesn't know anything about the certs, it doesn't matter... he will see you are "linux certified" and say oh cool. But if they are really looking for some serious skills, they're gonna know about the certs, and the RHCE will pull a lot more weight than the other certs. Just my opinion. So if it comes down to you and one other person, and ya'll have the same skill sets, but you have a certification or two, you might just edge him out. ray -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, John Hebert wrote: > To follow up on Jeremy's email, I don't think certifications are necessary > to get Linux related jobs but it will help greatly when employers are > comparing resumes. > > Studying and passing certification tests are also a good way to compare > yourself to other Linux gurus. The RedHat exam is actually very difficult > from what I have read and heard. This is a good thing, as opposed to > Microsoft's flood of paper MCSEs out there. I know of non-geek people who > bought a study guide and practice exams and then actually pass the MCSE > exams. And then proceed to embarass themselves in sysadmin positions by not > knowing what the BIOS is for. > > John Hebert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy J Bertrand > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: 9/15/03 12:50 PM > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Linux Certification > > I think Red Hat's certifications get more notice in mainstream society > but > there are several certifications that are general and non-vendor > specific. > check out the articles here: > http://certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=3 > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1238301,00.asp > http://www.gocertify.com/article/linux_update.shtml > > some people will say certification smertification. what you really need > is to > show the people you know what the hell you are talking about. i say what > > better way to show people that you know the stuff is to get tested on it > by a > recognized testing organization. if you really know what you talk about > and > it is not hype why be afraid to take the test(s) and get certified. not > only > that but if employers require that somebody be certified, then that will > be > a 'weed-out' emphasis that will get your resume thrown in the trash > quickly. > > later, > Jeremy Bertrand > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 08:52:50 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: [brlug-general] Linux Certification > > > With lot of new jobs opening which require linux > > skills, do you guys think its necessary to get > > certification? If yes which ones you would recommend? > > > > karthik
