Linux Plus doesn't have a ROI?

cowill

The_Expert wrote: »

I personally believe the Linux+ is a great investment. Why?

1. You get two real certs for the price of one. CompTIA Linux+ and the LPIC-1 Certification. Granted, no one has heard of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) before... but listing, two Linux certs on a resume can help. It certainly got me noticed!

2. If you take the learning process seriously - you can learn a ton of great stuff about Linux. Plenty to get you started on using Linux more on a daily basis.

3. The Linux+ currently does not expire. The LPIC-1 expires after 5 years.

4. Differentiate yourself from all the other job candidates who don't have a Linux cert listed on their resume.


Now, I agree with others that the RedHat Certification track would be the way to go for the serious Linux admin - however, why not take the Linux+ as a first step to see if you like it?

Agreed 100%

ashbot

I think the ROI is the knowledge that you learn from getting the exam. It's hard to really gain "experience" if no one will give you the time of day to get the experience. Honestly, I'm trying to move from service desk (even though I've been desktop support this jobs pays more) into junior level system admin. I've gotten an MCTS for Windows (btw the 70-680 is extremely hard) and am working on Linux+ and then MCSA: Windows 2012 R2. Is any employer REALLY going to hire me as a junior admin right from the service desk without having these certs on my resume? I extremely doubt it, unless they were some crappy company who is going to gouge my pay anyways. I started on a weird path as an Apple Certified Macintosh Technician and got hands on OS/Hardware troubleshooting and repair for years, probably more repair hours than most desktop support people in enterprise due to working for Apple, but I kept getting crap in interviews for not having "Microsoft experience" so I hopped off, got on the service desk and got promoted to desktop support in 3 months. I don't deploy Microsoft OS, but can I walk into an interview and answer their questions about what switches to use in sysprep to audit an image before capturing? Sure. If you're going to spend all of your time busting you butt to learn an OS, at least get a paper to go along with it to back you up.