Thank you. I am not looking for work right now, but I hear what you're saying...
Maybe I'll do them all.... ;-) Amichai. 2015-06-10 18:23 GMT+03:00 Dan Yasny <[email protected]>: > The problem with trivia based certification is that it's so easy to get > without actually knowing anything. Download braindumps, go over them a few > dozen times, and you can pass any exam that is based on standard questions. > In Europe and the US, high-end IT shops know this full well, and they would > only look at certifications that are more implementational than trivial, or > at actual experience, especially because there's a huge, dirt-cheap > workforce out there with MCSEs and CCNAs, and no real world experience. > None of those guys would pass an RHCE exam, because there, you'd have to > actually sit down in front of a machine and do real actions, instead of > memorizing braindumps and redumping them. > > So if the goal is to find a job in high-end IT companies, banks and so on, > you have to keep in mind that a trivia based cert with no experience to > back it up will take you nowhere. > On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Geoffrey Mendelson < [email protected]> wrote: > I think you should consider your audience more than yourself. > If you are an employee ask your boss to pay for it. If they refuse ask > them what they will pay for. > If they won't pay for anything, ask them what certifications would make > you more valuable to them if you got them at your own expense. > > If you are a contractor/consultant, ask your clients. If you work through > an agency or marketing person, ask them what would get you better jobs. > > My guess is that Microsoft and Cisco certifications will be worth more as > it shows that you know how to "play well with others" and (almost) no one > has a 100% linux shop. > > Geoff. > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 4:53 PM Dan Yasny <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It's more a matter of prestige than anything else. LPI is about knowing >> trivia, RH** is about knowing how to do real work. >> On Jun 10, 2015 9:49 AM, "Amichai Rotman" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Have you revisited the certifications recently? >>> >>> I'll look into RHCE and RHCA too. >>> >>> I'd like to get certified for something valid in Europe and the US as >>> well as in Israel to do freelance jobs. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> 2015-06-10 16:37 GMT+03:00 Dan Yasny <[email protected]>: >>> >>>> I took LPI 1 and 2, and CompTIA L+ back in 2007-2008, it wasn't really >>>> worth much and the level was basic. If you want a meaningful certification, >>>> aim for RHCE and the courses that compose the RHCA >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Amichai Rotman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I am thinking of getting an LPI certification [1]. >>>> >>>> Wanted your 2 cents about it: >>>> >>>> Is it worth it? >>>> >>>> Which is the best to start with? >>>> >>>> and so on... >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Amichai >>>> >>>> [1] https://www.lpi.org/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Linux-il mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > -- > > Geoffrey Mendelson > 4X1GM/N3OWJ > Jerusalem Israel >
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