On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 02:31, nate wrote: > Patrick Law said: > > If I want to go for Linux certification, should I go for LPI or RHCE? Any > > comment for these two exams? Which one is more popular if I using it to > > apply job. > > not completely related, but as a linux "expert" whos been lookin > for a new job since late august, I can say that of the 60 or so jobs > I've applied for and of the probably 200-300 that I've seen, not > a single one has mentioned linux certification of any kind. I've applied > to a lot that request linux experience, or unix experience, but none > have asked for certs. Now that I think about it I can't remember seeing > any requests for solaris certs or any other kind of unix system certs. > The only certs I see mentioned on job descriptions are networking certs > (mostly CCNA, CCNP etc). A few of my former co workers got certified > in solaris and they too have not found any jobs. > > Maybe your area is different, but if your a linux newbie, I would focus > on what "cert" gives better training, rather then the cert itself. One > of my friends emailed me about a year ago asking about certs, posted > a couple(RHCE included I think), and from my quick overviews I didn't > see anything truely great about what was tested/taught, though I'm sure > it's better then nothing. > > nate > (linux user since 1996, experienced with solaris, hpux, irix, tru64, > aix, freebsd, openbsd, Debian, Redhat, slackware, Suse)
In the trade rags (ComputerWorld, LanTimes, PC Magazine ....) they say that RHCE is more in demand in the U.S. LPI is more in demand in Europe. As a manager, I can say that in today's job market every open and advertised postition will probably get 100+ resumes submitted. A busy manager doesn't have time to sift the wheat from the chaff, so they try to explain to an HR Dept. staff member what they are looking for. That person looks at the resumes for certain KeyWords and pre-requisites, and sorts the resumes into one big pile and one little pile. The BIG pile is for people whose resumes did not prominently display the appropriate keywords, and the LITTLE pile is for resumes that did, and the little pile gets passed on to the hiring manager for further reading. I've talked to a lot of friends lately, and the ones that get jobs fast are the ones who read "help wanted" postings carefully and identify the keywords and catch phrases that the employer is looking for, and then they customize a resume to submit for that particular job opportunity that emphasizes those WORDS and PHRASES right at the top of the resume in big bold type so that their resume gets into the little pile. The people that I've talked to who search for a job for months with no luck are the ones that make a generic resume and spam all the employers with it. Those Resumes almost always end up in the big pile and then in the round file. I've also found that posting my REAL resume on a web site that is nice and clean and looks good, and then putting that URL in the middle of my resume gets hit on by the hiring manager when they get the little pile. The hiring manager usually wants content. The HR department wants buzzwords. But you have to get past the HR department before you can get to the hiring manager. -Ben. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
