So, I’m being offered to take a sysadmin certification for this particular distribution I know absolutely nothing about. They give me the “necessary info” and then I take an exam. The exam is free, but I must pass it, or else I must pay for it and then take it again. Is this a waste of time and/or money? I would like to hear your opinions. Personally it doesn’t quite click with me. I’m fresh out of uni and I’m trying to learn new stuff, but idk what to do with my life anymore. thx
Most certifications by vendors of specific products are a waste of time. Unless you’re actively looking to be running Oracle’s distro, it’s going to be meaningless to employers. I actively go out of my way to avoid hiring people who list random and disparate certifications in their resume.
Certain general areas of study like CISSP or CCSP I may pay attention to if they’ve worked on large projects or production deployments because those are specific to an area of study and not a product.
Why though? If something from the list is relevant, decide how much of a positive it is. If it isn’t then just skip, but why avoid?