[Klug-general] Methods of Gaining Linux Skills to Work in Industry

[Allen Brooker]

Paully has recently done one of these types of schemes. You find it 
useful to talk to him about it - he'll likely be at the meet this month 
if he doesn't show up on the ml before then.

Allen

Mike Evans wrote:
> Ben,
> 
> It hurts me to say it - but one of the accreditation schemes is probably 
> the best way of demonstrating to yourself and a prospective employer 
> that you are both capable and serious about Linux.
> 
> It hurts me even more (and will pain certain members of the LUG) to 
> point out that Red Hat are based in Guildford on the science park 
> attached to the University of Surrey.  They run courses which finish 
> with an exam and the resulting accreditation. (I know this because I 
> used to do some work for another firm on the science park.) One day I 
> might even put myself on one!  Generally you can get the tax back on 
> this sort of thing if you are paying for it yourself.
> 
> Despite what people have to say about Red Hat, their Linux offering is 
> probably the most widely used in industry, although I imagine that 
> Novell's Suse is catching up, particularly in the few organisations 
> putting Linux on the desktop.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Ben Sutton wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Having read the job advert forwarded by Alan, I started thinking about
>> what skills are required to work with Linux out in industry and more
>> specifically how to gain those skills.  I work with Windows in my day
>> job but use Linux almost exclusively at home and have done for around 6
>> years now. 
>> Having used Linux day in day out for 6 years, you learn how to configure
>> Apache, write the odd bash script, recompile a kernel, etc - but I've
>> never felt confident enough in my skills to apply for Linux related
>> jobs.
>>
>> So, my question is, what is the best method of coming up with proof for
>> potential employers that I can administer Linux?  Should I be looking at
>> certification, or is my day to day experience enough? If you work with
>> Linux, what do you think your employer was looking for when you applied?
>>
>> Thanks for any input.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Ben.