A+ material

[Ric Moore]

On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 05:43 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> On 10/07/2010 07:59 PM, Christopher Chan wrote:
> > On Friday, October 08, 2010 07:42 AM, Christopher Chan wrote:
> >    
> >>      
> >>> So for the record, let me state that this is all my opinion, based on
> >>> the fact that A: I have an A+ cert that I got for the fun of it
> >>> (needed the elective credits in college) B: I've taught the A+
> >>> courses, C: I also interview and help make hiring decisions, D: can
> >>> safely say that the ONLY certification I have that EVER counted
> >>> towards getting me a job was the RHCE.
> >>>
> >>>        
> >> Hahaha, one of my then new bosses made fun of my RHCE back in 2002 (got
> >> mine in 2001) said that he would certify me whereas the another boss
> >> said that the RHCE had zero bearing on his decision to hire me and give
> >> me a better position than the one I was applying for.
> >>      
> > /me stares. Okay, I was groggy this morning. Let me fix that.
> >
> > Hahaha, one of my then new bosses made fun of my RHCE back in 2002 (got
> > mine in 2001) and said that he would certify me whereas another boss who
> > interviewed me said that the RHCE had zero bearing on his decision to
> > hire me and give me a better position than the one I was applying for.
> >
> >    
>          I have a certification as a BSEE. I didn't have to explain what 
> it means. It is a four year effort in a college to get a BSEE and I had 
> people coming to me wanting me to work for them in 1962.
> 
>      The RHCE is good certification too. It takes time and you have to 
> do things to get it. It makes you smart in Linux.

I thought Sen. Ted Stevens was dead? 

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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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