[SLL] Greetings Open Sauce People

[Rob Blomquist]

Bryan McLellan wrote:
> Before I moved to Seattle, I only cared about Cisco certifications
> because they seemed the only technically challenging ones. Once here,
> I had a really hard time getting interviews with my small town resume
> credentials so I picked up an MCSE/MCDBA, among some other things.
> Those immediately started getting my resume attentio
>   
> But I never wanted to be a Microsoft person, just to get my foot in
> the door somewhere. It's what I know, and the people that I know that
> are aware of that, that matters now
> Experience is, of course, what really matters. Find a position that
> requires you be ready for anything. Start in an analyst/business
> position if that's what you can get. Once you have a job,
> certifications are really only good as a goal for learning in areas
> that you're not familiar with; a bar of sorts.
I take it that you are saying that the Linux+ test gets no respect on 
the street? I was wondering about it, as I think I could easily pass 
with a self study book. Maybe that is why, because anybody could?

So is the way to go to get into the M$ world of certs and handle M$ 
support, then move toward more varied jobs and building my resume and 
experience?

I am not sure if I could get into analyst or business jobs, it was just 
a recommendation. I am looking to get into a position pretty soon however.