Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:04:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: David Caldwell <dns@knology.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Certification Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0107040857520.1197-100000@corten8.billschoolcraft.com> In-Reply-To: <000401c10450$cfb7ab60$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com>
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At Tue, 3 Jul 2001 it looks like Ted Mittelstaedt composed: TM-->I'd like to start a discussion about this topic as I've been TM-->pondering a few questions related to this myself. TM--> TM-->To start with it's been my observation that certifications are TM-->desired for one of 3 general reasons: TM--> TM-->a) Employment: employers want people to have them to make it easier to weed TM-->out TM-->a flood of applicants, candidates want them to be able to apply for certain TM-->jobs. TM--> TM-->b) Personal Pride: people want the certification so they can make their TM-->pedegree TM-->look bigger, have one more certificate on the wall, etc. TM--> TM-->c) Education: Students hope getting the certification will help them learn TM-->about the thing they want to get certified on. TM--> I'd like to add another reason that actually had (made) me take tests and get all the available (Linux LPI) certs, it was the customers request for evidence that the people doing 24x7 server support were qualified. The cost was refunded to me by the company I currently work for. I don't mention that I have certs unless asked, I do have a small line on my resume that states something to the effect of "certs upon request" -- Bill Schoolcraft PO Box 210076 -o) San Francisco CA 94121 /\ "UNIX, A Way Of Life." _\_v http://forwardslashunix.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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