Re: [SAGE] LPIC?

["Nathan Hruby" <nhruby@xxxxxxx>]

On Jan 16, 2008 11:20 AM, Jeremiah Johnson <jeremiah.johnson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've never met a person with a LPIC, and most people that I talk to
> don't know what it is either.  Maybe they are one of the most well
> known in some Linux circles, I've never had a potential employer ask
> about LPIC, but I've had many ask about RHCE.

As an interviewee, I've only been asked about LPI certification from 2
places.  Both of those places had Linux at the core of their business
model, so they *should* be asking about it.  Both of those places also
asked about RHCE certification as well. I've also been asked about A+,
MSXX, or Oracle certification from pretty much everyone else.  When
interviewers give me the "what's that?" look when mentioning LPI it's
always a small red-flag for me about how well engaged the company is
with the professional community.  I follow that up with "Does the
company reimburse for professional organization membership fees.  You
know, for like LOPSA, SAGE or USENIX?"

I don't put my now out-dated Mirapoint Certification on my resume though :-)

As someone who has reviewed appliactions and taken part in interviews,
I've *never* seen resume cross my desk that makes mention of a LPI
cert.  But if one ever did, it'd probably float to the top of my list,
as would RHCE, or even better RHCA (does anyone hold anything higher
than an RHCE who doesn't work for Red Hat or do training?).  The LPI
cert tests are non-trivial and as far as I can tell a valid enough
indicator of cluefulness to warrant a interview or at least a phone
screen.

-n
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