<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body>Hi Ronald: <div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>..aaanndd it helps if you can sweet-talk your employer into paying for an exam or two.</div><div><br></div><div>- Lanny</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Ronald Barnes <ron@ronaldbarnes.ca> </div><div>Date: 2018-12-14 11:24 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc@kwlug.org> </div><div>Subject: [kwlug-disc] Certification: Linux Foundation? Red Hat? </div><div><br></div></div><br>Greetings,<br><br>I'm looking for informed opinions on the value of certification in <br>general (SysAdmin then Engineer), and on the Linux Foundation, RedHat, <br>and/or others.<br><br><br>Anyone able to shed some light on whether such things are seen as <br>worthwhile by employers?<br><br><br>I see Linux Foundation has exams for $300 USD for SysAdmin and for <br>Engineer certificates.<br><br>I'm a bit put off that the testing method is accessing their servers via <br>a web-based SSH thingy.<br><br><br><br>Thanks,<br><br>rb<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kwlug-disc mailing list<br>kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<br>http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<br><br></body></html>