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| | | (...) Hey, as my manager once said (when I was asking if I should look into MCSE, way back when), "it can't hurt." :-) -Steven (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) I have never heard of people getting jobs, getting rejected for jobs, or getting a higher salary based on RH certs. I _have_ heard of people not getting jobs at least partly based on the fact that they were MCSEs. Again, take that as you will. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Steven Vore
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| | | | I wonder if that's because of the relative "newness" of the various certs or because they're not being publicised by a large monolithic company or because not enough managers/HR departments know what Linux is or if Unix people in general rely on (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) If you're being hired by HR, they're useless. If a BOFH is sitting in, he may give you a bit of benefit of the doubt. If the panel is composed of BOFHs only, they'll want you to show competency rather than the ability to get certified. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | (...) Heh. Yeah, for small networks, you really can. In fact, for usability's sake, I'd much rather turn one of my spare PC's into a "router" than buy even a used Cisco router. Not sure I'd do it with NT rather than Linux, though. I'm hoping I can (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | | | (...) Well, yes. But NT? My NAT box[1] would quite happily function with a few extra network cards in it as a router, I'm sure. (...) Just get a _real_ router. If it doesn't fill up two 19" racks to six feet... ;) Jasper [1] 386DX40/12M/100M. And (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Steven Vore
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| | | | | "Jasper Janssen" <jasper@janssen.dynip.com> wrote in message news:3890e51e.248055...net.com... (...) or (...) or... (...) been (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Steven Vore
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| | | | Jasper wrote... (...) BOFH? I know by the time they get to me, I want to see technical compenancy, though for the NT Support folks they won't have even gotten to me without the paper. (...) unfortunately, I agree - though that goes for CNEs as well (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) (URL) A general lack of clue to go along with MCSEs unfortunately is not (...) "why did you take the MCSE?" "So I can tell my boss to use $FREE_UNIX_OF_CHOICE and be listened to." Jasper (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | | | | | Re: Linux Certifications —Steven Vore
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| | | | (...) -- -Steven "Nothin' But Net!" (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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