On Monday 16 January 2006 01:55 pm, Steve wrote: > Isn't there also like an RHCE or something he could take?
There are a few certifications out there that I've heard of that are linux related. I have never read or taken a certification exam, so I have no authority on the following. I'll share my mind anyways: The feeling I've gotten about certifications in general (MCSE, Cisco, RHCE, etc) is that they are more academic--they show that you can study material and repeat it just like in school. While the information may be valuable and the basic skills very useful in solving a majority of 'common' tasks, I still don't think the certifications are nearly as valuable as improving your resourcefulness, and doing so in a way that is demonstrable to (future) employers (think projects and experience). Sure, you may learn and master a set of material from a certification course, but what happens as soon as something not covered in the course comes up? Can you find the answers you need? Can you create a solution that hasn't been handed to you in a cooked format? IMO, the amount of resourcefulness to find answers and solve problems is largely what distinguishes people in our fields. Many of my employers couldn't care less that I did or didn't have a working knowledge of the exact systems and tools that they used. The fact that I could demonstrate my abilities to do similar things with other tools, and my abilities to find answers to solve problems has been a huge factor in my employment. I've never once been asked about any certifications. -- Respectfully, Nicholas Leippe Sales Team Automation, LLC 1335 West 1650 North, Suite C Springville, UT 84663 +1 801.853.4090 http://www.salesteamautomation.com /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
