LPI Certification

[Amichai Rotman]

Thank you.

I am not looking for work right now, but I hear what you're saying...

Maybe I'll do them all.... ;-)

Amichai.

2015-06-10 18:23 GMT+03:00 Dan Yasny <dyasny at gmail.com>:

> The problem with trivia based certification is that it's so easy to get
> without actually knowing anything. Download braindumps, go over them a few
> dozen times, and you can pass any exam that is based on standard questions.
> In Europe and the US, high-end IT shops know this full well, and they would
> only look at certifications that are more implementational than trivial, or
> at actual experience, especially because there's a huge, dirt-cheap
> workforce out there with MCSEs and CCNAs, and no real world experience.
> None of those guys would pass an RHCE exam, because there, you'd have to
> actually sit down in front of a machine and do real actions, instead of
> memorizing braindumps and redumping them.
>
> So if the goal is to find a job in high-end IT companies, banks and so on,
> you have to keep in mind that a trivia based cert with no experience to
> back it up will take you nowhere.
>

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Geoffrey Mendelson <
geoffreymendelson at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you should consider your audience more than yourself.
> If you are an employee ask your boss to pay for it. If they refuse ask
> them what they will pay for.
> If they won't pay for anything, ask them what certifications would make
> you  more valuable to them if you got them at your own expense.
>
> If you are a contractor/consultant, ask your clients. If you work through
> an agency or marketing person, ask them what would get you better jobs.
>
> My guess is that Microsoft and Cisco certifications will be worth more as
> it shows that you know how to "play well with others" and (almost) no one
> has a 100% linux shop.
>
> Geoff.
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 4:53 PM Dan Yasny <dyasny at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's more a matter of prestige than anything else. LPI is about knowing
>> trivia, RH** is about knowing how to do real work.
>> On Jun 10, 2015 9:49 AM, "Amichai Rotman" <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:
>>
>>> Have you revisited the certifications recently?
>>>
>>> I'll look into RHCE and RHCA too.
>>>
>>> I'd like to get certified for something valid in Europe and the US as
>>> well as in Israel to do freelance jobs.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> 2015-06-10 16:37 GMT+03:00 Dan Yasny <dyasny at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> I took LPI 1 and 2, and CompTIA L+ back in 2007-2008, it wasn't really
>>>> worth much and the level was basic. If you want a meaningful certification,
>>>> aim for RHCE and the courses that compose the RHCA
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I am thinking of getting an LPI certification [1].
>>>>
>>>> Wanted your 2 cents about it:
>>>>
>>>> Is it worth it?
>>>>
>>>> Which is the best to start with?
>>>>
>>>> and so on...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Amichai
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://www.lpi.org/
>>>>
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