On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:21:46 +0100, hlug@??? said:
> if someone applied for job with these either of certifications would it
> standout to you?
It would be of some interest, and may swing the balance in favour of
offering an interview. It would have very little impact after that, by
which I mean the knowledge gained may well be useful, but the
certification itself would not be.
The way we assess candidates (if you care): most of the communication we
have with our customers is by telephone and email, with the occasional
face to face meeting. Potential employees who cannot write an email that
demonstrates good grammar, good spelling and a logical flow are rejected
at the application stage, regardless of qualifications (disappointingly, a
significant proportion of new graduates fall into this category). Next is
to find out whether they can talk intelligibly and intelligently about
Linux and Linux in business. Then a combined technical and non-technical
interview: what is this person like, what makes them tick, what is the
extent of their technical knowledge? Finally, a practical test: here's a
series of problems on a Linux server, which need to be resolved. This is
supposed to simulate, as best one can, a realistic working environment, so
full access to the Internet, reference books, own notes, etc, is permitted.
I suspect LPI and similar qualifications would help with the technical
knowledge, but at the end of the day what you can do and how you present
yourself is what matters, not how many pieces of paper you have.
I suspect I'm in the minority in my views on this, and I'm sure larger
companies in particular would welcome such qualifications (but I'll leave
that to people in such organisations to confirm or deny).
I hope that's helpful.
Keith
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Keith Edmunds
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