[olug] Which certifications are worthwhile?

[Adam Haeder]

The most recognizable by HR departments seem to be A+, Cisco (CCNA, 
CCNP, CCDA, etc) and MCSE.

I really like the LPI cert (disclaimer: I'm on their advisory board) in 
that I believe it's a difficult enough test to prove that you aren't just 
faking it when it comes to Linux knowledge.

And the CISSP is held in pretty high regard as well (I know I haven't had 
the guts to take it yet).

I have:
LPI Level 1 and 2 - http://lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program
Cisco CCNA (which has probably expired by now, it's been awhile....)
Cisco CCAI (Cisco Certified Academic Instructor)
SAIR GNU/Linux Certified Professional (not sure if they are still around, 
but the site is still up - http://www.linuxcertification.org/)

Search results for keywords on careerlink.com:
CCNA: 12
CCNP: 1
CCIE: 3
MCSE: 16
LPI: 0
CISSP: 15

Can't figure out how to search on "A+", need to look into that :)

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On Mon, 21 Sep 2009, Eric Lusk wrote:

> I've been working on PCs for almost 15 years.  During that time, I've never been required to have any certifications.  However, that's just changed.
> I just accepted a job that wants me to get A+ certified, and they're also paying for Dell certification.  It will be nice to have the pieces of paper that say I'm certified, but it's gotten me wondering which certs have become truly important anymore...
> I'm moving toward just running my own computer repair/consulting firm at this point.  So far I've got a start with a few people who won't go to anyone but me for repairs, and a business who is very willing to refer others to me for data recovery/forensics.  (I've taken the CHFI courses, but never got certified there, even)
> The next logical step is probably along the lines of Cisco certs, I know home networking but haven't had much opportunity to delve into Cisco equipment.  Not exactly something that you see in a SOHO setup.
> But, anything else that's recommended, or I should at least crack a book open on?
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