Bootcamps

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• njcowboy Member Posts: 42 ■■□□□□□□□□

  January 2008

  are you just looking for the cert or are you looking for experience?
  Bootcamps are nothing more than memorization of what is on the test. It will not make you a better technician.
  
  Just my honest opinion from a guy that won't higher paper certs but I still require them

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• Schluep Member Posts: 346

  January 2008

  You are going to get a variety of opinions on this subject. Many of them have been expressed previously. Here are some recent threads:
  
  MCSE Bootcamp
  Whats the deal with bootcamps?
  Bootcamps
  
  There are many more you can find with the search as well. If there are a few you are specifically looking at perhaps you could post their names and see if anyone has had positive or negative experiences with them?
  

  jmcraw wrote:

  Most of them offer cert in less than two weeks. Is that realistic

  
  In my opinion there is a big difference between holding a certification and knowing the material associated with an exam. There are many bootcamps geared toward helping their students pass exams as opposed to really learning the material with that time frame. The goal however would be to truly learn the material which would best be done with self study prior to attending the bootcamp which you could use for a review. I would not expect to learn all of the information for any major IT certification in less than two weeks unless you are highly expeienced in that particular area and are just refreshing your mind.

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• blargoe Member Posts: 4,174 ■■■■■■■■■□

  January 2008

  Boot camps are good if you want to pay exorbitant amounts of money for some letters on your resume that your real knowledge and abilities do not reflect.
  
  The only way I see a boot camp being a good option if for people who are experienced and well-rounded in Windows, AD, networking, Exchange, etc. but have a couple of knowledge gaps that need to be filled. Even then, unless the employer is paying for it, it's a poor investment IMO, you could take a couple individual classes much cheaper.

  IT guy since 12/00
  
  Recent: 11/2019 - RHCSA (RHEL 7); 2/2019 - Updated VCP to 6.5 (just a few days before VMware discontinued the re-cert policy...)
  Working on: RHCE/Ansible
  Future: Probably continued Red Hat Immersion, Possibly VCAP Design, or maybe a completely different path. Depends on job demands...

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• k9guy Member Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□

  January 2008

  Thanks everyone for the valuable advice and insights, especially the similar threads leading me to further discussions on the topic.
  
  I really appreciate it.
  
  Great forum. Keep it up.
  
  Jon

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