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class=750154011-08102007>I think it depends on how far along you are in your
career. When I was trying to establish a career, certifications *really* helped.
Sets you apart from the crowd. And taught me a lot that I hadn't learned
elsewhere... So all the studying was pretty valuable. But now that I've been
doing this for 8+ years, I find that I am no longer interested in certs - either
pursuing new ones or renewing the ones I have. At this point, I think
my experience proves that I know what I'm doing, which is what the
certs are supposed to do when you don't have the experience to fall back
on. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=750154011-08102007>I'd be curious to hear what others think on this, too.
I'm self employed and perhaps I don't have a handle on what's important
these days in a resume, but if I were hiring I'd look for experience first
(volunteer, if nothing else, even something like helping people at an
installfest) and certification second if the experience were not very lengthy.
Only once in the past 5 years have I been asked by my clients about
certification, but I am often asked: Have you done this kind of thing
before? And if I can answer confidently that, yes, I have... It's a
done deal. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=750154011-08102007>Chris</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> nflug-bounces@nflug.org
[mailto:nflug-bounces@nflug.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>mihakriket<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Monday, October 08, 2007 12:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
nflug@nflug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [nflug] Linux
Certification<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Does anyone have any of the Linux certification? In the Buffalo area
is worth getting any of the Linux certifications? If so, what is the best
certification to get? I have seen a couple of different certification that are
out their. Any feedback would be helpful.<BR>Thank you..<BR><BR>
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