Jeremiah Johnson 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. -miah On Jan 16, 2008 9:02 AM, Nick Brockner <nbrockne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi All, As far as vendor NON-specific certifications go, what do you all think of LPIC (Linux Professional Institute) certs (in terms of recognition)? They claim to be well known, but it seems that not many people know about them (in these parts at least). http://www.lpi.org
Typically, if it's techies interviewing techies, no amount of certs makes any difference. You'll just have to answer in explicit detail questions such as how to build a new kernel, how drivers work with respect to the kernel, how to set up virtual interfaces and routing, etc., etc. They'll know whether you know your stuff. It's like sparring or playing chess -- looking for your weak points and maybe being impressed by your strong points.
On the other hand, if you're being interviewed by people who count certs, it could be that you don't really want to work for them anyway.
At one company I was with, prospective programmers crashed after dinner with a group of programmers who rented a house together. They stayed up late socializing, playing games on their 60" display (in the mid '90's), and talking about programming and the industry. When they finally found someone they liked, he hit the ground full speed and had a rewrite of a significant product done in 6 months with major improvements, including reorganizing the code and taking it from C to C++. Managers who count certs wouldn't have even been able to recognize the qualities required to do that.
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