Hello :) In my experience, nothing prepares you better than knowing the exam questions.
Failing an exam is often a rude shock for people because despite all the official training and study guides they've covered and their naive beliefs in thoroughness they discover the reality that many of the exam questions are tricky, obscure and/or have nothing to do with what they've spent 6, 12 or 18 months preparing on in earnest. This is due to the fact that certification exams undergo periodic revisioning, possibly before you finish studying your "current" material, and after each revision the question pool increases in difficulty (which can be comphensated by a reduced passing score (at the descretion of the certifying authority)). My advice is to study the official RHCE study guides, courses and workshops. Find out what the recommended courses are from redhat.com. Then download them from Bittorrent. These will give you the basic exposure and knowledge that all certified professionals start with. Besides, in the real world there is no substitute for experience because it helps you remember the theory and reinforce the aspects of a/the/your job that you will actually use. Then memorise the questions: http://www.actualtests.com/default.asp?show=exams#RedHat Finally, I cannot overstate the importance of, in that the fastest way to learn anything is to work in an environment full of highly skilled professionals whom are all better than you which allows you to leverage their skills and knowledge. So the first thing I would ask an employer during an interview is (after they finish) is (1) How good are the guys in the team, how many years of experience they have amung themselves and what levels are they at in their careers ? and (2) Are they a cohesive team, do they all trust and have a high respect for eachother ? etc. You will acquire the skills, knowledge and values of the people you spend the most time with. Good luck. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Antonio Candito > Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2007 10:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SLUG] CLP? Novell course 3072 > > > Hey guys, I'm a pretty much dead broke dole-bludger at the moment as > I've been dealing with post-surgery pains for the last half a year but > I'm keen to get back in to the force, away from windows. > > I was doing some snooping around on the net looking for Linux > certification in the Sydney area and (unlike in the past) I was > surprised to see a growing amount of resources. > > I've been in contact with Novell regarding a course 3072 " Suse > enterprise server 10 administration." which is a 5 day course which > would pretty much break my budget (I'm pretty sure I cant afford it > anyway, but in case a miracle happens) and am wondering if you have > ever heard of it/taken the course and if it really gave you the tool > to work in the Linux field out in the real world? > > Its only a 5 day course and its $3300 which will entitle me to a CLP. > Thoughts? > > (cross posted Aus-loco) > > > > -- > When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
