Re: Unix Certification
From: Eirik Seim (eirik@mi.uib.no)Date: 05/28/02
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From: eirik@mi.uib.no (Eirik Seim) Date: 27 May 2002 22:56:05 GMT
On Mon, 27 May 2002 17:50:25 GMT, Mario Pacheco wrote:
> Akshay Saxena wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been working as a unix sys admin on a part-time basis. I am
> > interested in obtaining sys admin certification. Could anyone provide
> > some info on a good certification. Online references would be helpful.
>
> Microsoft has its MCSE (Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert) but
> correct me if I'm wrong people it has been my exeperience that
> certifications in UNIX shops matters a lot less than what you *really*
> know as opposed to a figure on a standardized exam.
>
> Any company with a large investment in UNIX tends to have very savvy
> people who are more proficient at sizing you up than simply taking a
> certification at face value.
Agreed, but then again, a lot of the recruiters know nothing about this.
I think having a certification, unless turned into a "hey, look at me!
I'm certified! I rule!"-statement on your resume, can be a good thing
for those who lack years of documented experience and/or education.
If you just want to do this for fun, (not really needing it on your
resume, not really looking for new places to work) then brainbench,
as another poster mentioned, might be just what you need. There are
rumors that Brainbench certifications are actually worth something
when applying for jobs, but I've never met a recruiter or HR person
who's ever heard of them. But then, I'm in northern europe. Most of
you reading this are probably not.
As for online references, it depends greatly on what kind of certification,
and (possibly) what kind of Unix you know best. SAGE (www.usenix.org/sage)
has some serious certification programs, and AFAIK at least IBM, Sun and HP
has sysadmin certifications for their products. Probably SGI and several
other vendors as well. What do you want? :)
- Eirik
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