Job posting for a sysadmin at Red Hat, RHCT, CCNA...

[Paul Courchene]

Repeat after Me!

"A lot of other guys have done it. 
If they can do it, I can do it!"

-pc

Quoting Chris O'Connell <omegahalo-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>:
> I have not taken the exam, but am reading up on the LPIC now.  I'm a
> terrible self-studier though. 
>
> I will say that, even having used linux since 1998, I have learned a lot of
> new things and suspect the test will be very difficult. 
>
> --chris
>
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Doug Mildram <dmildram-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > doug/dmildram:  (curious if Chris took the exam...)
> > I took the RHCT/RHCE exam (my $800, no courses) after studying for a whole
> > unemployed summer in 2008. 
> > It's difficult (I managed an RHCT).  I would say that passing RHCT (now
> > called RHCSA)
> > DOES prove a rather high degree of technical capability ...but it didnt get
> > me a low paying job
> > at RedHat Westford in IT that september. During the job interview, my
> > biggest choke was:
> > Q: what's the difference between active and passive FTP?
> > A: mmmmm.....i don't recall. 
> >
> >  Since then, I also got a CCNA and another job.  The CCNA was nontrivial,
> > but a bit easier for me. 
> > Actually: took 2 exams:  ICND1, then ICND2, that equals CCNA. around $200
> > each. 
> > includes a lot of non-proprietary layer2/layer3 info... 
> > people seem more impressed by the CCNA as compared to the RHCT !  -doug
> >
> > From: "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.................. 
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