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« on: November 11, 2007, 03:47:21 PM »
In a few weeks i'll be changing my job. The pay is not great (still better than the current one), but they get lots of money from the state/european funds for training, so i'll stay for 1-2 years here and try to get as much training from them as i can. Already they are sending me on a RH133 course and RHCT certification for the job.

So i got a few questions for you, as i (broadly) know how this stands in my country but not how it's in the US and other countries:

How important are usually the certifications vs. work experience and knowledge (demonstrable with a test at the interview)?

What courses/ certifications do you suggest? I'm a sysadmin with some network admin experience, trying to go only for Linux. Should i go for RHCE or are the CompTIA Linux+, Network+ and Security better, since they they are distribution-neutral? Or are there any other courses/certifications that i'm not aware of?

Is CCNA certification important? I've taken courses 1-4 but i didn't take the certification exam. Do the employers usualy care for this?
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2007, 01:08:54 AM »
The most important thing is who you know.
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2007, 09:53:40 AM »
And how you look knowing them.
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2007, 01:58:05 PM »
And knowing how to look at them.
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2007, 07:04:12 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on December 05, 2007, 01:08:54 AM
The most important thing is who you know.

Like in a biblical sense?
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2007, 01:20:59 AM »
Quote from: Demosthenes on December 05, 2007, 07:04:12 PM
Like in a biblical sense?
Demo...  stop looking at me like that...
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2007, 02:15:19 AM »
Quote from: Demosthenes on December 05, 2007, 07:04:12 PM
Like in a biblical sense?
Ahaha!! NO!!
Quote from: 12AX7 on December 05, 2007, 09:53:40 AM
And how you look knowing them.
In the pr0n sense!
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2007, 08:36:41 AM »
Got it, i'll start screwing my way to the top.
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2007, 07:17:55 PM »
Quote from: Paladin on December 06, 2007, 08:36:41 AM
Got it, i'll start screwing my way to the top.

That only works if they consent, sadly. I suppose you could try to rape your way to the top, but that may not end so well.
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Re: Certifications
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2007, 07:47:22 AM »
Crap, you should've told me that before i started!
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