Be Certified as Red Hat Engineer
Submitted by: paula
The Red Hat Certification As of July 2009, Red Hat Certification for Engineers was named as the "Hottest Certification for 2006" by the CertCities.com and the "most prominent certification program", by the GoCertify. It was first launched in January 1999 and as of today, it already covers nearly around 75,000 Red Hat certified professionals and approximately spanning one hundered sixty two countries in present estimate.
Red Hat Certification is a kind of program that certifies professionals for Red Hat and general Linux related skills such as the Red Hat Enterprise Linux and system administration.The certifications being given are varied depending on the program applied. The certification examples are as follows: RHCT; Red Hat certified technicians, RHCE; Red Hat certified Engineers, RHCSS ; Red Hat Certified Security Specialist, to name a few. All of the certifications are given after passing the exmaniation adminitered to the applicants. The programs is different from the others as it distinguises itself as a performance based certification, meaning that they have to perform tasts on a live system rather than answer theoretical questions, to pass the exams.
How to be a Red Hat Certified Engineer
The Red Hat Certified Engineer or the RHCE is a kind of a flagship certification that is on the middle to the advanced level of difficulty certification. It includes competencies taken up by the red hat certified techinicians and in addition, includes more advanced areas such as installation of common enterprise networking IP services and network security. To be able to get a certification as a Red Hat Certified Engineer, the applicant must pass an examination called RH302. RH302 is a practical and hands on computer laboratory exam lasting for three and a half hours. Unlike the other types of certification examinations, to apply for a Red Hat Certification as an engineer does not necessitate any academic requirement. However, Red Hat recommends that before taking a try on the examination, prepare for it by taking short courses in Linux essentials (RH033), Linux administration (RH 131 or RH133) and Linux networking and security (RH253), especially when the applicant has no known or lacking in previous experience. It is a plus factor that he has a previous working experience as the examination is a hands on and not a mulltiple choice question and answer type.
After passing the exams and being certified, it definitely pays off the effort for studying, training and taking chances on the examination as blue chip companies and well known institutions prioritize Red Hat certified engineers over the and rather than that of the generic. The salary range for this kind of employees are high. In New York, compensation ranges from eighty four to onehundred fourteen U.S. dollars.
Paula Hiz is a researcher and a human resource specialist who helps newly graduates, job applicants and post graduate professionals be aware of the opportunities and trainings for skills and practice upgrading.
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