[Gllug] [ot] unsolicited mail from LPI-UK

[Hari Sekhon]

Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:39:24AM +0000, Hari wrote:
>   
>> Could you elaborate on the irrational prejudices against Linux 
>> certifications out there?
>>     
>
> You can sometimes seem them being expressed on this list, when the issue
> of certs is raised.  It starts with the view that certs don't prove much
> (or anything, possibly) about a person's skills by themselves (true but
> it depends on the cert to an extent) but extends to suspicion of the
> person who has the certification.  The thinking seems to be: "Certs are
> useless, only experience counts, so why did they bother?  Are they
> trying to create a false impression of skill via a useless piece of
> paper?"  The irony is that this thinking can lead to somebody being
> rejected before they reach the interview stage, denying them the chance
> to show what skills they do have.
>
> It may well be true that some of the standardised certs for commercial
> Linux distributions are no more proof of real skill than the MSCE's the
> world is drowning in, but I know people with exceptional talents who
> take such tests regularly to test themselves and to add to their CVs.  I
> also know people who would be less likely to invite them to interview,
> purely because of the certs.  Obviously I think the former are brighter
> than the latter, but it does mean I would think carefully about the kind
> of place I was applying to before I included Linux certs on my CV.
>   
Interesting. How about simply putting the certs on the CV, then 
forgetting about the clueless employers who would make such decisions 
without evaluating skills? (which is what it's all about)

Surely if you are clued up, you'd be happier working for a clued up 
employer? (or at least an employer who thinks the same way)

-h

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Hari Sekhon
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