[kwlug-disc] Certification: Linux Foundation? Red Hat?

[lanny]

Hi Ronald: 
I just completed LPIC-1 and am working on Red Hat RHCSA. Certs are seen as valuable by most employers - some are put off by the fact that braindumps and cheating are rampant, and that's understandable.
I'd aim for certs that offer simulation-based exams, as they're a more reliable validation of the test-taker's skill set. If you study all the course material honestly, set up a homelab, and familiarize yourself with the technologies themselves (outside of merely aiming to pass a test), you'll learn a ton along the way.
..aaanndd it helps if you can sweet-talk your employer into paying for an exam or two.
- Lanny
-------- Original message --------From: Ronald Barnes <ron at ronaldbarnes.ca> Date: 2018-12-14  11:24 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> Subject: [kwlug-disc] Certification: Linux Foundation? Red Hat? 

Greetings,

I'm looking for informed opinions on the value of certification in 
general (SysAdmin then Engineer), and on the Linux Foundation, RedHat, 
and/or others.


Anyone able to shed some light on whether such things are seen as 
worthwhile by employers?


I see Linux Foundation has exams for $300 USD for SysAdmin and for 
Engineer certificates.

I'm a bit put off that the testing method is accessing their servers via 
a web-based SSH thingy.



Thanks,

rb

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