[aklug] Re: IT certifications

Certs may not have a strong correlation with real-world performance, but
they are still useful for reducing the latency of HR packets. :)

Royce

On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 2:41 PM, JP <jp@jptechnical.com> wrote:

> Just my $.02 Christopher... and take this with a grain of salt as this is
> purely anecdotal and opinion and probably will start a flame war...
>
> In my experience, certifications are worth exactly the paper they are
> printed on. The best technicians I have worked with have NO certifications
> beyond an A+, if even that. This is not to say there are not good techs
> with certifications, again this is just my experience. Everyone I
> personally know who is in the position of hiring techs (admittedly small
> cross-section) is looking for experience, and they tend to quiz people on
> stuff that will never be in certification paths... real-life tips and
> tricks that people with experience have learned on their own or added to
> their mental toolkit from others' training. These same people will put a
> resume with a dozen certs and no experience at the very bottom... favoring
> even lack of experience over the combination of lack of experience plus
> lots of certs. If my best friend or relative were to ask me the same
> question that is exactly what I would tell them.
>
> Again, I hope this doesn't offend anyone, many have worked hard for their
> certs and education, and they have a right to satisfaction in their
> accomplishments.
>
> My suggestion would be to take a technology path you are interested in,
> and learn it inside out in whatever method of learning that works best for
> you. Put this tech into practice in a lab or for your family's business if
> it is suitable, something like this. I would never condone learning stuff
> on a client's network, I see it all the time and I am constantly taking
> over work from someone's first stab at a walkthrough for something... and
> then dealing with the long-term hassles. However, if you have learned a
> proven tech that you think will give your client a boost, and you are
> convinced you can support it, and you are up-front with the client the
> newness to you that the tech represents and they are willing to accept the
> risk and you are willing to give them a break on your labor... this is a
> fantastic way to expand your experience. If you find a specific path is
> something you really want to focus on, then work on that cert... but not
> other unrelated ones just for the sake of having them.
>
> I am sure those with a proper education will better answer your original
> question. I admit I went a bit off-topic because this is something I feel
> people getting into the IT industry would like to know, and Linux users
> make the best tinkerers, and tinkerers make some of the best techs.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 2:03 PM Christopher Howard <ch.howard@zoho.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello list. I was wondering... has anybody heard of any programs (e.g.,
>> nonprofit, workforce development) that help people with the financial
>> part of getting IT certifications? There are a number of additional
>> certs I'd like to get (e.g., Security+) but there isn't much room in my
>> budget, and I don't think I could convince my current employer to pitch
>> in. (As additional certs would only help me to get a better job
>> elsewhere.)
>>
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