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Re: Linux Certifications
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Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:25:49 GMT
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:55:48 GMT, "Steven Vore" <svore@mindspring.com>
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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 proven experience more than classes & exams or...
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.
> > ...I _have_ heard of people
> > not getting jobs at least partly based on the fact that they were
> > MCSEs.
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> They were turned down because they did have a certification? Must have been
> a real pro-Linux manager ;-)
The BOFH was sitting in, and knew that he had MCSEs coming out of his
ears, but nobody to support the other 90% of the computer park, which
were sunny sans chers. At least, that's the story I heard.
A general lack of clue to go along with MCSEs unfortunately is not
rare. "Uhm.. Router? Yes, you can run Windows NT for that."
Jasper
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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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| 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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| 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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