Linux+ Certification Study GuideMcGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (August 27, 2007) | 1038 pages | ISBN:007148874X | 17 Mb
The most exam-focused CompTIA Linux+ study guide available This fully integrated study system delivers trusted and up-to-date coverage of the newly revised CompTIA Linux+ certification exam. Featuring more than 200 review questions, step-by-step exercises, and in-depth explanations, this is the only study guide to include platform-independent practice exams. The CD-ROM contains sample questions, video training, and more.
Congratulations on your decision to become Linux+ certified! By purchasing this book, you’ve taken the first step toward earning one of the hottest certifications around.
Being Linux+ certified provides you with a distinct advantage in today’s IT job market.
When you obtain your Linux+ certification, you prove to your employer, your co-workers, and to
yourself that you truly know your stuff with Linux.
This is a big issue. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to interview a number of job applicants for open positions in my organization. I learned early on that you can’t rely on the Skills and Knowledge section of an applicant’s résumé to get an accurate picture of what they can and can’t do. Case in point: Back in the late 1990s my group had a position open that required an exceptionally strong background in computer hardware and networking. The job posting listed “extensive background with computers and networking” as one of the requirements for the position.
One of the candidates I interviewed claimed in her résumé to have an extensive background in these areas. In fact, during the interview she claimed to be an expert in the field. I have to admit, her résumé did look impressive.
However, as the interview progressed I began to have some doubts. This person just didn’t speak or act like a true techie, so I decided to give a little test. I asked her to connect an Iomega Jazz drive to the external SCSI port on a workstation. A pretty easy task for an expert, right? Well, she couldn’t do it. In fact, she didn’t even know where to begin.
To make a long story short, upper management eventually hired this applicant in spite of my objections. It wasn’t a good situation. She didn’t have the background required and subsequently performed very poorly on the job and eventually quit after only a year. The key problem in this situation was conflicting definitions of a “computer and networking expert.” We define this as someone who could install expansion cards, hard drives, and operating systems as well as set up a computer network.
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