Certification Helps with Path to Linux Jobs

eWeek.com has a good article about the role of certification and when it might be important and when it might not. "the people hiring Linux-workers are more likely to be in human resources than in IT.
That, in turn, means you're more likely to be judged by your degrees and certifications than by your experience and skills. "

Also what the real skills a corporation should be looking for in people. "What really counts is the ability to take Linux and make it jump up and down and do the work that today's companies need done. The only way to really show that you have those skills is by doing the work."

In the end this is the important skills that people should be after showing off.