[wplug] Linux Certifications

[Kevin Dunn]

I concur the certification will help you get passed HR. I recently had an
interview based on my Red Hat Certified System Administrator title. I have
no production environment experience, but I think I did  quite well, time
will tell. I was able to answer most of the tech questions they gave me
based on using Red Hat on my personal server and practice. Command line,
command line, command line. Learn it, live it.

Good Luck.
On Jun 14, 2013 5:28 PM, "Christian Groover" <rockstargroover at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you for the information.  I really appreciate it.
>
> What should I gain experience in?  You mentioned open src projects.  I know
> development is a huge thing but I don't have much development knowledge.
>  Although if I look at src code for scripts I know what's happening in them
> I just can't write it myself.  I guess practice is everything.  Is there
> anything you can recommend?  What scripting languages should I become
> fluent in?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Pat Barron <pat at lectroid.com> wrote:
>
> > On 06/14/2013 4:29 PM, Christian Groover wrote:
> > > I see that it's about creating live linux usb.  I'd like to get my
> linux
> > > certification in everything from basic certs to advanced server
> > > architecture.  How do I start?
> > If you're interested in certifications, you might start here:
> >
> > http://www.lpi.org/linux-certifications
> >
> > If you want to sit for LPI certification exams, they usually have exam
> > sessions on-site at a discounted rate at Ohio Linuxfest:
> >
> > http://www.ohiolinux.org/certs
> >
> > (Note:  that page is not yet updated for the 2013 conference, which will
> > be taking place in September.)
> >
> > One thing you should think about, though, is - what is your goal in
> > obtaining certification?  For instance, I'm not really sure how much
> > weight employers place on these certifications at this time - at least
> > in the Linux realm, my impression is that experience is more highly
> > valued than certification.  Doesn't have to be experience from
> > employment, could be through participation in open source projects, etc.
> >
> > I'm not saying don't do it, of course - I'm just saying, think about
> > your goal, how certification might help you get there, and set your own
> > expectations accordingly.  That will help you decide if you really want
> > to get certified at all, and if so, which certification to pursue.
> >
> > --Pat.
> >
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