#JOB ALERT# Global Linux Certifications HOT or NOT?? In last Years, the adoption of Linux is sweeping over Windows at the organizational level at a very rapid speed. About 80 per cent of the respondents in a survey mentioned that it is their architectural plan to invest in more Linux-based servers to their business’ infrastructure in future, Linux is an excellent OS and a great career path; yet, if someone has no experience one may face difficulty to sell himself in IT sector and start the promising career.
Red Hat training institute in gurgaon In a survey conducted in a training institute in Gurgaon, A trainee's response, after being asked what brought him there ? was ... "Out of the most interviews I appeared in, one of the most repeated questions was that how much you know about LINUX? Do you have any Global Linux certification? The interviewers enquired about my knowledge in shell scripting, Linux administration, Server handling and configurations. As a fresher, I was not able to answer all the questions they asked." Same is the case with other strugglers too. So, that is the stage when Global LINUX Certifications come into the picture. There are a variety of Linux certification courses available in the market to enlighten your career way..
Top 5 Linux Certifications are: Red Hat RHCSA, RHCE & RHCA. CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI. Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Certifications. Oracle Linux OCA & OCP. Linux Foundation LCFS and LCFE Certs.
Certifications may help you gain exceptional confidence with respect to your knowledge, but you will still need to prove your identity in the corporate world.
Never the less, having a Certification listed on your resume has following benefits: Each one of these certifications are meant to evidence that the people having them are Linux professionals of one level or another and they would be appropriate for candidates to build a progressive and sound career. Obviously, employers will consider you as a serious candidate and an asset to their company if they feel you are adept at Linux. For any job designation, recruiters find it easier to filter out candidates on the basis of their certifications and qualifications. Certifications promise that there is something very important and different about the persons holding them. They are naturally expected to having gone through a structured course and to know certain things. When organizations are building core teams to focus in a particular area, Certifications tell recruiters that those candidates are more likely to be focussed and keen to undergo a career in open source technologies only. So, it shows stability. The companies prefer such candidates who require less moulding before assigning them a project. So, if a candidate goes in for a certification, he is already a nose ahead over others in terms of employability. In the end, certification establishes your competence for well-defined Linuxrelated functions and helps you show your value to a potential contractor or employer.
POSTED BY ANJLEE VERMA , CEH & LINUX CERTIFIED TRAINER AT SSDN TECHNOLOGIES