RHCE exam prep advice

[Ed Greshko]

McDougall, Marshall (FSH) wrote:
> It's illegal to drive without a license.  It's not illegal to work on RH
> without RHCE.  It's not a privilege.  It's marketing, just like CNE, MCSE,
> STAR, CCNA, etc.

Yes, it is "marketing"...."marketing oneself".

All these various certificates are attempts by the vendors such as RH to 
  provide employers and HR departments with a way to judge, in a 
standardized fashion, the technical capabilities of a prospective employee.

The question is not "Does Red Hat charge too much" nor is it "Do "I" 
feel it is worth it".  Rather the question is "Does my current or 
potential employer place value on it".

If you don't put stock in the certificate and decide against obtaining 
one but the company you are interviewing with feels it does carry 
weight.....  I think you can finish that line of thought.

As an employer looking to hire I would "grade" a prospect on various 
points.  How they present themselves in the interview, their background, 
education, etc....  In some cases, having a certificate could act as a 
"tie breaker".

After reading this thread I think I will have to add in a few more 
probing questions directed at ethics and civics.  :-)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Wilts [mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 3:55 PM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: RHCE exam prep advice
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2004 at 01:56:20PM -0600, McDougall, Marshall (FSH) wrote:
> 
>>You should not confuse privilege with marketing.  You paid for the
> 
> training
> 
>>and exam. You earned the right to use the letters.  
> 
> 
> My last posting on this subject.
> 
> Do you take the same approach with your driver's license?  You paid for
> the training, the exam, and the state can take it away if you abuse it.
> You get to keep it if you play by the rules.  Break the rules (RHCE or
> driver's exam) and watch it go away.
> 
> A really good way to lose the RHCE designation  is to tell other people
> what's on the exam.  Red Hat makes that *VERY* clear when you sit for
> the exam.
> 

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