Tony,
<< After 19.5 years in the Army, I'm still a little... "surprised" is too
strong, about the emphasis put on race by civilians. >>
Tell me about it. I come from Memphis where theres been a declared war
between the two races by half the people there. The other half work really
hard at "disarmament" as it were, but theres no talking to some people.
Again, on both sides. And some folks think we're actually evolving. <sigh>
<< I retire next Winter. Do you have any pointers for someone with no
formal training, but lots of experience installing and administering Linux
in predominantly Windows office environments? I like sysadmin work and I'd
like to continue if I can. >>
The computer industry is better at "skills are what we need, not book
learnin' " than any other tech industry I've ever seen. I'd recommend
looking at www.dice.com for technical jobs (mostly in CA, but thats to be
expected). Most of the Unix/Linux jobs I've seen require years of
experience, with no mention made of degrees.
Of course, that said, if you want to give them something that can show a
certain level of knowledge, getting the RHCE can't hurt. And IMX, studying
for the tests always gives you a few little tidbits of knowledge you might
not have had before. Which, again, never hurts. About 9 years ago, I got
my CNE, I'm half way through my MCSE, and after that, I'm going to get the
Red Hat designation. NONE of that necessarily makes me a better Systems
Engineer than my non-certed counterparts. What it DOES do is get a
potential employer's attention and get your foot in the door. It shows you
were serious enough about your career to take the time and make the
investment in credentials.
Should it matter? Nope. DOES it matter? IMX, yes.
Best luck!
Antony Chessor
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