Is it a good idea to start studying for the RHCSA/RHCE with v7 updates coming up?

Hi TE had a question I was hoping some RHCE's or anybody in the field could help me out with...Recently finished up some certs I was working on and really wanted to get started on getting the Rhcsa/RHCE, I know the 7 updates are coming up soon and wondering what your opinion would be on starting study now and completing RHCE for v6 VS. working on another cert and waiting for the v7 test/study material to be released.
A few things I was thinking about were,Will the differences between v6 and v7 be drastic enough to warrant not studying for Rh6,and will the skills learned from getting version 6 make picking up version 7 much easier? Will RHEL6 be used in production environments for a long time after 7s release, I know that Windows Server 2003 and 2008 are still used extensively and wondering if it is the same case with Redhat where releases are used long after the new versions are put out.
I do not have work experience with Linux yet but hoping the Rhce will get my foot in the door somewhere. I have some personal experience with linux and after looking at the Jang book I am sure I could finish the Rhce in 6 months , any insight is really appreciated.
A few things I was thinking about were,Will the differences between v6 and v7 be drastic enough to warrant not studying for Rh6,and will the skills learned from getting version 6 make picking up version 7 much easier? Will RHEL6 be used in production environments for a long time after 7s release, I know that Windows Server 2003 and 2008 are still used extensively and wondering if it is the same case with Redhat where releases are used long after the new versions are put out.
I do not have work experience with Linux yet but hoping the Rhce will get my foot in the door somewhere. I have some personal experience with linux and after looking at the Jang book I am sure I could finish the Rhce in 6 months , any insight is really appreciated.
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RHEL7 is planned to be released this year, If I were you, I'd wait.
I recommend that you start studying for RHCSA. RHCE might be a bit difficult if you don't have experience with Linux, so RHCSA is a viable option, and it will open doors for you. I don't think there's a big difference between RHCSA v6 & v7 but I could be wrong. Perhaps you can pass the RHCSA before the deadline?
If nothing else, just do the objectives from rhcsa and rhce on fedora 19 since rhel7 is going to be similar. Time is money but in this case it's also knowledge and no employer is going to hire you on the basis that you have the RHCE cert and not the knowledge or experience to back it. Go to dice.com, pick a city and state and type "linux" in they keywords section and see how many results you get. Then type "RHCE" in the keywords section and you may see some results but not nearly as many as the previous search.
A little off-top: Is it true that the certificate is not issued after getting successfully certified?