[TriLUG] Red Hat Certification

[Mike Mueller]

On Tuesday 09 September 2003 17:33, Tommy Becker wrote:
> One of the reasons I've been so
> loathe to make a lateral career move is fear of taking a substantial pay
> cut.

I always thought of a lateral move as being same job, same resposibility, 
same pay.

I've been down this road and decided to forego the certs. I say get the certs 
because you want them but be careful - better yet, skeptical - about spending 
your hard earned dollars.  There is a RHCE study group associated with 
TriLUG. Now is not the time to shop for a new tech job in RTP unless you know 
biotech at the PhD level.

Here's an idea that's flat out dishonest and stupid and nobody should ever 
consider trying it:  Send out some imaginary resume's that have all sorts of 
certs. on them that you would like to have but don't actually have.  If you 
get an uptick in responses then you can conclude that the certs are a 
worthwhile pursuit.  If not, then get the certs because you really like 
technology and want to prove something to yourself.  A word of caution on 
interpreting results.  If you send out 300 resume's without certs and get no 
responses, and then you send out 300 resume's with certs included and you get 
1 response, I don't think you should interpret this as 100% improvement.

Good luck.
-- 
Mike Mueller
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