Don't forget about LPI. It's pretty decent, and alot of employers know it pretty well.
-- Arthur H. Johnson II, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Engineer, The Linux Box Debian GNU/Linux Advocate AIM: bytor4232 IRC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Michael Heironimus wrote: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 11:04:33AM -0500, Mike M wrote: > > Certification is for PHBs only. Right? Is there any evidence other than > > marketing blather that certification is a worthwhile endeavor? > > Depends on the certification. Some carry significantly more weight than > others. And you should also remember that PHBs often set your pay and > budget, so appeasing them now and again isn't a bad idea. In the end, a > certification mainly shows that you were able to demonstrate some > knowledge in a specific field once, it doesn't really say anything about > the future. I would put the average certification above a CS degree, but > it seems like the average fresh CS graduate these days isn't even > qualified to use a computer, let alone run or program one. > > For MCSE, yes, your statement is true. Most of the people I've known and > worked with who really knew NT well did not have an MCSE. The same goes > for A+ PC hardware certification. Novell certification is just a joke > now because there were too many classes that just taught the tests. > > At the complete opposite end of the spectrum are the Cisco > certifications. Some of their higher-level certifications are very > difficult and very expensive to get, so if you have one it really will > set you apart from other people in networking. Sun, IBM, and HP > certifications are meaningful, but not as difficult as Cisco's are. > > Linux certifications (which is what you're probably most interested in, > since you're asking on this list) are still so new that they're not > well-known, the only one that seems to be widely known is RHCE because > Red Hat never misses an opportunity to mention it. How much a Linux > certification will help you really depends on where you're working (or > wanting to work). > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
