On 11/28/2018 12:12 PM, Dan Ritter wrote: > mj wrote: >> So I decided to LPIC certify myself, and after some googling, I ended up >> doing the ucertify courses, purchased via lpimarketplace. > > In general, certifications aren't worth much. > > Notable exceptions: > > - when you have neither formal education nor work experience, a > certfication is better than nothing. > > - if a particular prospective employer requires it *and* you are likely to > get the job with the certification > > - if your current employer commits to paying for it, either in > reimbursement or (preferred) in an automatic pay rise > > - CCIE (cisco), JNCIE (Juniper), RHCE (Red Hat) are moderately > respectable in their own right. > > I manage systems administrators and network engineers. I've never made a > decision based on a certificate. I weigh the three certs above as being > slightly positive, and all others as being distractions. > > When I hire a junior sysadmin, if I can't get relevant employment > experience, I look for an ability to explain their home system(s) and > detail it enthusiastically ... >
Out of curiosity, what would it take for a home system(s) to be considered as being sufficient? -- John Doe
