Very true lol

The Red Hat exams are expensive too..$400 each.

I look at indeed, simply hired, and dice about every 2 or 3 days looking up "linux", "unix", "linux admin", "linux engineer".. I've seen an increase in companie asking for the RHCE and RHCSA..but mostly the RHCE. I RARELY see a company asking for the Linux+/LPIC-1...but I still think it's a quality exam. Some of the material from the Linux+ exam is also on the RHCSA exam, so that's a positive. PLUS..if you have pass the Linux +, you automaticaly get 3 other certs LPIC-1, Novell CLA, and Novell Data Center Technical Specialist (you have to register with the individual companies though). Also, if you pass the RHCE you can pass a pretty simple exam with Novell to get the Novell CLP. So for passing 3 exams, you can get 7 certs..that's pretty damn nice.

With all that being said, experience is still KING but certs will definitely help. By the time I pass the Red Hat certs I should have 1 year under my belt of Linux technical support..so I'm hoping companies see my experience along with the certs..and put me in a bracket with someone who has 3-6 years of Linux experience.

More info about Linux being in demand.

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/sites/main/files/dice_lf_linux_jobs_report_2012.pdf

In a general sense, what do you think a "qualified" person would have on their resume...

7+ years of experience?
certs?
degrees?

Thanks for the article Don! I wish the author would of wrote more but it's definitely nice to see Linux jobs rising.

I've seen about 3-4 articles this month about Linux jobs on the rise and how companies are saying its hard to find qualified talent.

What kind of knowledge would you need to have to fully understand most subjects in the book?

congrats

I'm glad this show is coming back, I personally thought it was pretty funny.

I'm glad to hear everything is working out. Hearing about companies coming after you once you put the Master degree down on your resume, definitely makes me want to continue my education.

I haven't taken the course but from what I've heard, you can learn python/bash while going through the course. You don't need to be a pro in python to complete the course, just an understanding and run basic scripts.

Sounds like you have the skill sets to "attempt" the course. Look a little bit more through the forum, and you'll find SO MUCH info about the course. Once you read the information that's already here, come back with anymore questions you have. This community is one of the best for helping out newbies and just anyone wanting to learn.


-YTF

Don,

Thanks for the answer, I was just wondering. Keep up the good work as well!

Congrats..Is there a giveaway for Jan?

Looks pretty decent, I would also like to know more about this course and the people behind it. I was reading the information on the site, and whoever developed this course has "7 years of ethical hacking experience".