On Tuesday 01 December 2009 12:22:18 am brian muhumuza 
wrote:

> I didn't mean doing one thing when i said "a defined
>  scope". what i wrote afterward was just an example.
> To me for any given defined scope , be it networking +
>  hardware repair, IMHO experience will beat papers only,
>  unless of course if the job in question is that of a
>  tutor, i which case papers beat experience by a small
>  margin.

Confused by which is which re: what you're trying to say 
:-).

> you shouldn't also assume that some one without papers
>  learns by trial and error. i'm quite sure most people on
>  this list have extensive experience with linux and no
>  paper to show for it but we still pick up linux material
>  to read even if there's no certificate to be awarded
>  afterward.

Like I said earlier on in this thread, one shouldn't confine 
reading to "papers" and "certifications". Just because you 
don't have a certification of some kind or form, doesn't 
mean you didn't learn something by reading.

I encourage reading + experience. If your reading turns into 
a certificate, good for you. If it reinforces your 
experiences, good for you too. That is why if I'm hiring, I 
can't look at only one or the other - each potential hire 
possesses their individual merits that may or may not 
directly relate to their level of theoretical or practical 
exposure.

Mark.

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