On Mon, 2006-01-16 at 14:17 -0700, Nicholas Leippe wrote: > 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).
I'm a Linux trainer, an RHCE, and an RHCX (that means I can give the RHCE exams), so caveat lector.* Taking the RHCE exam is not a good way to personally measure your Linux experience (if only because it is pretty expensive). However, the pre-assessment test could be useful. https://www.redhat.com/apps/training/assess/ For employers, however, certification can be useful. Speaking from experience, I can say that the RHCE exam is not easy. It doesn't prove that you are a Linux master, but it does show that you are comfortable with Linux, have decent trouble shooting skills, and can follow directions. You'd be surprised how much of hiring is just filtering out punks who don't achieve that level of competence. The lowest levels of Cisco certification may not mean much, but CCNE (for example) seems to be a pretty good indicator that the person knows their stuff. Most of the absolutely amazing network people I've met have high level Cisco certs. MCSE targets a different type of admin than RHCE. Again, I personally don't think much of the lower level Microsoft certs, but if you've checked out the requirements for the higher level you'll be impressed by what's required to earn them. The person may not be a *nix geek but they'll have demonstrated some skills that are pretty useful in a business setting. * I am not a Red Hat employee. Everything I have said is my personal opinion and should not be understood to represent the opinion of my employer or Red Hat. -- Stuart Jansen e-mail/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] google talk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :0 # copy & paste for your convenience * ^From:.*sjansen@ /dev/null # /ignore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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