Get Linux Certified and Get Ahead [Paperback]

Anne Martinez (Conductor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 1999 | Series: Computing Careers

This is a guide to understanding earning potential, and benefiting from Linux-related certifications. It features: a discussion of opportunities for Linux certified professionals; job market and financial benefits; and inside perspectives from certified professionals.

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From the Back Cover

Take your career to the next level and get Linux certified!

Recognized certification and best-selling author of Get Certified & Get Ahead, Anne Martinez delivers the first comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-use guide to Linux certification. You'll find all the tools you need to select and obtain the Linux certification that will serve you best and you'll soon benefit from the professional and financial rewards that the right certification can bring. This step-by-step guide will help you to understand your earning potential and discover what career opportunities lie ahead for Linux-certified professionals.

Inside, this all-inclusive resource you'll find:

Detailed analysis, requirements, and descriptions of Red Hat Linux Professional Institute, Sair, prosofttraining.com, and Brainbench certifications A complete training guide and study secrets Ways to avoid certification mistakes Answers to commonly asked questions about Linux-related certifications Interviews from certified professionals, giving you an inside perspective A discussion of the job market and financial benefits

Including fact sheets and tables which compare the different Linux certifications and on affiliated Web site which is continually updated (gocertify.com), no other book offers you clearer, more informative advice on the Linux certification process.

Get Linux Certified & Get Ahead Provides you With:

Constantly updated Web site support An extensive FAQ section A wealth of study aids and tips A master table comparing the different Linux certifications Handy certification fact sheets

Covers all Linux certification, including:

Sair Red Hat CyberTech Brainbench Linux Professional Institute Prosofttraining.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (December 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072123338
• ISBN-13: 978-0072123333
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,668,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Computers & Technology > Certification > Linux

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, February 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Linux Certified and Get Ahead (Paperback)

Just a rehash of commonly found internet info

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Started well, but lost focus, April 3, 2000

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NetAdmin (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Linux Certified and Get Ahead (Paperback)

The book started well -- FAQ on why certification for Linux is a good thing; introduced the different type of Cert. by different distribution vendors.

However, the book lost focus from Part two onwards. This should not be an adult education book, the assumption was a big turn-off. This is not a study guide either -- the whole chapter on study secrets read likes a "copy and paste" out of a second rated study-tips website. Speed reading, mnemonics and mind map have little, if at all, benefits helping anyone passing technical certifications.

Subjects such as asking for a pay rise after certification, moving up, job hunting .... are better left with other books.

Pros: the References at the back are useful. Cut the size of the book in half, focus on only the essentials, then it may earn another point.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is about twice the size it needs to be., October 20, 2000

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Peter Allen (Adelaide South Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Linux Certified and Get Ahead (Paperback)

I bought this book to get info on the various Linux certifications that are available... I NEEDED that information right now, and the book delivered - Particularly by using the companion website... but this book could have been half the size ( and presumably, half the price) the information of exam cramming techniqies etc is avaialble elsewhere and quite unnecessary.

I suspect that this book will date quite rapidly... its a read once and give to a library type book... you wont refer to it again...