[nflug] Linux Certification

[matt donovan]

I know tons of people in the field security and otherwise and they state
that certs mean nothing except to employers that want to get to a certain
grade with the manufacturer they are good for getting your foot in the door
and that's about it,

since all the certificates mean that someone can spew information out from a
book. maybe not CCNA and some of the higher ones but the lower ones

On 10/8/07, Richard Hubbard <hubbardr at adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> In defense of certifications (although the 'licensing' idea is probably
> better) I knew one guy who though certifications were useless.  After
> all, he had years of experience and thus, knew everything.  I asked him
> about several network situations, and how he would set up the network in
> the different environments.  The answer was the exact same network in
> each case. Basically because that is all he knew.
>
> The better certs try to expose the tech to different situations, and
> show how that vendor's product can be used to deal with a variety of
> different situations.  It doesn't guarantee he/she is an expert, but at
> least they have been exposed to the difference between a 10 person shop,
> and a 10,000 user enterprise, and some of the issues in each.
>
> Having said that, if the dude was a plumber 2 weeks ago, last week he
> went to a boot camp, and now he's certified, I probably would give him
> an interview, but I wouldn't expect much.
>
> Michael Richardson wrote:
> > NFLUGers,
> >
> >       I concur with Mark and his colleague.
> >
> >       When we used to hire for a mom-n-pop PC repair company, we used to
> see a lot of
> > cram-and-exam candidates come in who knew jack about hardware. Another
> department head
> > here admitted to me at one time that he didn't even pay attention to
> certifications listed
> > on a resume - he was more concerned with the candidate's actual ability
> than how they did
> > on a test.
> >
> >       I've mulled over several certification tracks (MCSE, Solaris,
> MySQL, LPI) over the years
> > and have yet to even begin one. Not necessarily because I didn't have
> the time or could
> > not complete the track, but because I felt it would not adequately
> separate me from
> > "everyone and their grandma" who took the exam.
> >
> >       There's a fine balance between keeping these exams cheap (and
> therefore accessible to the
> > masses) and expensive enough to ensure candidates are serious in
> pursuing the material and
> > properly demonstrating actual knowledge.
> >
> > Just my $0.025...
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
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