Hi, Julien: On Wednesday 01 September 2010 17:04:37 Julien Vehent wrote: > Hey guys, > > I know this is kind of off-topic on a Debian mailing list, but since > there's no Debian certification, I was considering taking RHCE. > The thing is, RHCE fast track course is $3000, and so far, everything > I've seen or read is pretty classic linux knowledge. So I was wondering > what other people thought of it. > > Is it worth something as a linux certification, in the context of > working as an independant contractor for example ?
Probably not needed for independant work contractor work (on the not-so-long term the mouth-to-ear will be much more valuable than your on-paper curriculum) but it can make a difference on a hire process if only because it will allow you to pass over the HR people and reach the technical ones. > Considering I have about 7 years of linux sysadmin in my head, not > specifically with red hat though, is it doable to just take the exam > (with a bit of preparation before, eg. centos and a good book) ? The > exam itself is $750. Probably you won't be able to get the RHCE certification without dedicated training no matter what: there's too many specific "thingies" that wouldn't be so much of a problem in the real world but that would ruin an exam (what's the master file for network configuration on RHEL 5.3 -you have 30 seconds for the answer). -- Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201009011936.56593.jesus.nava...@undominio.net
