On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Alan Wilson wrote:
>
> A couple comments on Linux (and other certifications) and a question:
>
> There are basically two reasons for a person to pursue certification:
> 1. An ego trip or sense of personal accomplishment.
> 2. Anticipation of money. For this to happen, the corporations have
> to recognize that the certificate issuing company has great credibility.
I don't place much weight on ceritifications at all. I've met alot
of people who have certifications and they couldn't even write a basic
startup script, add static routes to a box, administer a web-server, or
troubleshoot under the kind of pressure that is common in cutting-edge IT
shops, etc...
I've found that the most worthless certification is the MCSE.
We've interviewed tons of paper MCSE's to support our desktop NT
workstations, and I find that I know NT quite a bit more thoroughly then
they do, and I'm a Unix admin! That tells me that an MCSE doesn't amount
to a whole lot except giving money to Bill Gates.
At least CCNA's can setup a router and get the VLAN's working
correctly on a swtich.
Toby A. Rider
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