Author: trotter Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Linux Foundation and Linux Certification Programs
Lo,
At 10:31 23/10/2010, you wrote: >On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:21:46 +0100, hlug@??? said:
>
> > if someone applied for job with these either of certifications would it
> > standout to you?
>
>It would be of some interest, and may swing the balance in favour of
>offering an interview. It would have very little impact after that, by
>which I mean the knowledge gained may well be useful, but the
>certification itself would not be.
>
>The way we assess candidates (if you care): most of the communication we
>have with our customers is by telephone and email, with the occasional
>face to face meeting. Potential employees who cannot write an email that
>demonstrates good grammar, good spelling and a logical flow are rejected
>at the application stage, regardless of qualifications (disappointingly, a
>significant proportion of new graduates fall into this category).
It would be interesting if you could copy n paste some common errors in
the applying email. I have noticed since i graduated my English has been
getting steadily worse. Its a case of if you dont use it regularly you lose it.
thanks
Martin N
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