Linux Certification

[Dave Hull]

Quoting Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins at tarcanfel.org>:

> Maybe the Certificates for Linux Testing should indicate how much you paid
> for the test.  That would be about as meaningful as anything else they
> say.

Riiiiiight. And the certs for the folks who have to sit for the CCIE multiple
times (more than half of them) should include the running total for how much
they had to spend each time they took the test.

Certifications, good ones that test hands on knowlege, like the OCM, CLP,
RHCE/T, CCIE, Java Architect, etc. really are worth something beyond the piece
of paper. They are real world tests, not multiple choice and as a result are
much more difficult to fake, or get lucky on.

I've been studying for a couple of certifications. Not so I can have a piece of
paper to hang on a wall or get a better job, but because the information that
is tested for is really useful in performing the job. I've been working as an
Oracle DBA for the last four years and thought I knew quite a bit, until I
started studying for the OCP. I've come across quite a few things in my
studying that have been a big help to me already in doing my job.

As one of my coworkers who recently completed his CCIE (and then moved on to
bigger and better things) was fond of saying, it's not about the certification
itself, it's about what you learn in the process.

I may not ever take the OCP, but just by studying for it I've improved my skill
set and it's been worth the price I paid for the study guides.

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Dave Hull
http://insipid.com