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Originally Posted by
Laoinjo
But I as most people do share the suspicion towards technicians with loads of certifications.
basically, that about sums it up.
In my daily job I do HP-UX admin, MC/ServiceGuard admin, HP Data Protector, HP OpenView Operations for UNIX, Solaris 10, shell scripting, and more, I guess. On top of that, we're bringing VCS and NetBackup into the mix, and probably Linux too. I've also done C and Perl programming. Now, there is no way I could take and maintain certification in all of those, and even if I did, then I wouldn't be able to retain all of the information in my head. So the certification would be essentially meaningless, and any job spec that stipulated it would be unrealistic.
I think that certification may be useful as a tool to try and demonstrate that you are qualified in an area but you don't have the experience to back it up. But an employer would always choose an experienced candidate first.