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[vze76wjy-ubggFOsnOr3gwBMGfI3FeA at public.gmane.org (Paul Courchene)]

Hi

I agree that "to complete the process shows motivation and perhaps even 
determination"
thus a key point. I would also add that the certification is proof that 
the individual
has been exposed to a specific knowledge domain (how ever limited that 
may be). 

One must recognize that qualifying for a "certification" is at least a 
start but (perhaps) not very high
on the ladder... 

We must recognize that Jerry Feldman "is about 25 rungs up on the ladder"
in terms of expertise, thus is not a fair critique of a certificate 
resume entry... 

-pc

Quoting Chris O'Connell <omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>:
> The certification does show one thing;  that the certificate holder is
> motivated enough to sit down, study something and go through the
> certification process.  While the certificate itself does not speak much to
> the technical capabilities of the person who is certified, their ability to
> complete the process shows motivation and perhaps even determination. 
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > On 12/10/2010 10:52 AM, Jim Gasek wrote:
> > > Show of hands please,
> > > how many RHCEs on this list?
> > > RHCTs?
> > >
> > > What do people think about this certification?
> > >
> > Basically, I think certification proves very little. Essentially, it
> > shows you have taken and passed a test. While I am a software engineer,
> > I have never been asked to show or obtain any certification. My resume
> > and references are the important things. Where certifications help to
> > some extent is for personnel people who don't know the tech stuff, and
> > the certifications tend to reduce the number of resumes they send to
> > hiring managers. 
> >
> > --
> > Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
> > Boston Linux and Unix
> > PGP key id: 537C5846
> > PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB  CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
> >
> >
> >
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