Debian "certification" Re: Any comment for RHCE?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:40:25 -0500
Matej Cepl <ceplm at seznam.cz> wrote:

> My problem is that I have learned everything about Linux (and subsequently
> Debian) myself (using Linux exclusively since 2000), I have never attended
> any CS course (I used to be a lawyer back in Prague), and so I have no way
> how to prove to my potential employers what I know and that I know what I
> know (I do not consider myself to be much admin guru, but I think that I
> could do something around Linux). I thought, that in this particular case
> certification may be useful as a way to compensate for the lack of
> documents.
IMHO, certifications don't mean much. I've seen a lot of people with
certifications for Windows and for Linux who were useless.

Sometimes, IT hiring managers and/or HR people like to see
certifications. For the most part, a well-written resume should detail
your experience. The problem that you face is that you are self-taught,
and do not have documentation. In your case, possibly the Red Hat
certifications may be useful to get your foot into the door. I have not
looked at it recently, but when I looked at some of the training
material I found it was out of date. 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
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