Re: Feedback wanted re Certifications

> > <tigerflag@tigerflag.com> wrote:
> > > What do people think of the value of certifications like A+ and RCSE?
> >
> > I think that certifications are for you to prove your worth to PHB's, who
> > by definition are too lazy to understand technology. Managers with an
> > engineering or hard science background will count education and
> > certification as an indication that the prospect is a hard worker with a
> > sane head on their shoulders, but then during the interview they will
> > push it all asside and quiz you on your raw skill relevant to the job.
> > I'd believe that many Linux people today are so
> > disestablishmentarianistic that they may even pass over people with
> > certifications, opting for people with 'real skill'.

Thanks. That is probably all too true.

> I tend to use certs as personal motivators to learn more about a
> particular area that I may be weak in. For example, let's say I knew
> nothing of managing Cisco routers. I might pursue a CCNA as a
> motivator for learning more about Cisco.

Where would you recommend going to pursue that?

> I don't think a cert
> substitutes for Real World Experience, but I think it can enhance it
> by providing more theoretical background as to why you do the things
> you do (assuming you actually set out to learn how things work instead
> of just memorizing the quiz answers). I've met a lot of techies that
> have a ton of Real World Experience, but lack the understand as to why
> they do what they do. They just know, "I press this button and pull
> this lever and I get the little green light to come on." I also don't
> think a cert would ever hurt you in a job interview situation.

I'm considering the A+ certification. I would have to practice the Windows
part on a school computer since I don't have it.

Siri Amrit

> ~M

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