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The IT Certs That No Longer Pay Extra

Posted by samzenpus on from the changing-values dept.

snydeq writes "Overall employment in tech is improving, but the certs you could once count on for a job or extra pay are losing their value, InfoWorld reports. 'Businesses no longer value what are increasingly considered standard skills, and instead are putting their money both into a new set of emerging specialties and into hybrid technology/business roles.'"

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  1. Re:Good, Because Certs Are Worthless by StuartHankins · · Score: 5, Informative

    Red Hat exams involve configuring, testing and repairing live systems.

    http://www.redhat.com/training/certifications/rhce/
    http://www.redhat.com/training/certifications/expertise/

  2. Re:Hybrid Programmer-BusinessAnalyst Roles by c0lo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just like how business graduates leveraged fast talking with dick wagging! And look at those guys.
    They get million dollar bonuses while the companies they pilot crashland into the ground and investors feel the synergy of being gang-raped and immolated.

    FTFY

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  3. Re:Good, Because Certs Are Worthless by txsable · · Score: 5, Informative

    Correct, the RHCT/RHCSA and RHCE certs do require a hands-on lab exam. I've done both of those--actually, all three since the RHEL5 to RHEL6 update happened between when I got my RHCT and RHCE, I had to take the RHCSA for RHEL6 before I could take the RHCE.

    (wow, I don't usually type that many initialisms in one sentence...)

  4. Re:RHCE requires a hard hands on lab. Only 5% pass by slaughts · · Score: 5, Informative

    I couldn't agree more. I used to think that the RHCE was a joke, and anyone could get one, but after taking the exam last year, I definitely respect anyone that passes it. I've been using Linux for 15+ years, and I found it very challenging. I struggled with a few of the things I don't do on a day-to-day basis, but having years of experience I was able to work through them.