nixCraft

hey guys,

I need some help with choosing certifications. I'm really confused as to what to do . I currently work for IT support which revolves around windows. I can handle linux fairly well and really enjoy working with nix. I have 3 certifications in mind MCSE, CCNA, RHCE although i dont want to do everything at once .Can anyone tell me how do i go about choosing the right certs please. TIA

p.s : A friend of mine told me its hard to get a linux admin job , is this true guys !!!

Cheers,

Donovan

Hello,

Welcome to forum!

First of all there is no shortage of Linux jobs but most IT companies demands experience. The key is to have multiple skills and multiple certificates. I hold 5 different certificates with many years of experience. I recommend doing RHCE, MCSE and CCNA. This will ensure good salary / package at the end of day. Many IT companies pays the fees of certification just ask to your manager or HR person.

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hey ,

Thanks for the welcome vivek, pretty good site you got here.

Yea thats what my friend told me its hard without experience, but thanks for your advice. I have already started reading the RHCE book and your site has lots of information !!!

ps : out of curiosity what certs do u hold , if you dont mind me asking !!!

Cheers,
Donovan

I think he has LPI, RHCE, CCNA, SCSA amd may be MCSE too.

Hey look at my sig

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me, don't have any certs

hey sorry for the late reply !!! hey rocky since you live in bangalore as well , can you recommend a good institute. Anyways i've completed half of the linux book, so im thinking of taking of just taking up the test !!! any thoughts on this guys !!!

Cheers,
Donovan

You can give exam if you know what you are doing. Make sure you understand how exam is covered i.e. nature of questions. Also make sure you practice and debug networking and sys admin related topics.

Good luck with exams!

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hey guys,

Can some one whose taken the RHCE exam please explain how the exam is covered. According to what i've understood from the Redhat site is that for the RCHE exam you need

i)RH033 Red Hat Linux Essentials
ii)RH133 System Administration RH253
ii)RH253 Red Hat Linux Networking & Security Administration

Right now im reading the Mcgraw hill RHCE RH302 study guide , is this the right book to be reading for the exams , are there any other books for the exam,TIA

Cheers,
Donovan

Well for me I would never take a cert. only if it is needed by my job or to get a new job. I think the real cert. is to just keep TESTING and trying by your own.

I have a bunch of cert. and currently waiting my schedule and VISA to take the Novell CLP.

I would recommend starting with a CCNA, Linux+, RHCE, any Security Cert.

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I completely agree , you learn more by practice. But most companies these days ask for a few certificates. According to me certification is mere paper value , u can easily download the dumps for an exam and then appear for test. jus my 2 cents


Cheers,
Donovan