RE: CCNP and chances of finding a job

[Montgomery, Robert WARCOM Contractor]

There are three types of IT people: those with certs and no experience;
those with both; those without certs but with experience.  Obviously those
with both will command the most responsibility and money; those with
experience/no certs will command a little less; and those with just certs
will command even less.  Are you the kind of person that believes you should
be paid well for your certifications?   Or are you a person who understands
that "everyone must pay their dues?"
 
A CCNP/no experience probably won't start at entry level but will be close.
A CCNA/no experience will be entry level.  Either way, if you apply
yourself, you'll advance quickly (more quickly if you're a CCNP first).
What it's going to boil down to is, your girlfriend is right (in my
opinion): you should start as soon as you can gaining experience.
Experience only makes the certifications easier and job prospects brighter.
Now if YOU have a problem being known as entry-level (and some people
without experience do sometimes think they should get paid as well as those
with experience), then that's a personal issue you must deal with.  And
that'll make your goals much harder to accomplish.

-----Original Message-----
From: ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 2:19 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: CCNP and chances of finding a job


What are the chances of a CCNP finding a job without prior work experience
with routers and such?  I'm debating this issue with my girfriend.  She
thinks that job experience is more important, and that I should be looking
for a job to move me up.  I, on the other hand, don't think I can find much
of a job with just a CCNA and would rather get a CCNP, but I'm not quite
sure if just a CCNP by itself can land me a job. Any help would be
appreciated. 
 
                                                                    -ken

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