I think you are a perfect example of the difference between having certs,
having experience and having certs and experience.
I started out in the Unix track 12 years ago, I don't have any Unix certs.
Before that I had about 8 years on PCs.
Then I moved into the Banyan world and got all their certs. (CBS, CBI, CBE).
Although I was quite the Banyan Bigot, I wasn't blind. I got my MCSE 5
years ago and I was employed in jobs that used Unix/Banyan/NT.
Two years ago I saw that MCSE was getting to be a paper cert, I didn't like
that and started to study Cisco. Last year I got the CCNA/CCDA. I was
extremely lucky to land a contract where I used Cisco equipment 5 days a
week eight hours a day for appx 5 months. Not just getting a little hands
on but I had a rack of 6 routers and a couple of switches where I did
configuration verification and design. Not bad for a CCNA/CCDA.
In the last 2 months I have taken and passed CLSC/CMTD/ACRC (I woke one day
and put myself on a schedule). I am now 1 exam away from CCNP and one exam
away from CCDP.
So, you have a bunch of certs, I have a bunch of certs - what's the
difference?
About 20 years in the industry.
In your case you did not mention if you take leadership roles or if you
perform junior tasks. Changing tapes with a PhD doesn't mean you get paid
big bucks, you're still changing tapes.
However, if you are doing the leadership roles like planning a migration of
a large company (with the paper work that entails) and then leading the team
that does it then no matter what your age or length of time in the industry,
you should be getting paid for it if you do it.
I'm not trying to put you down at all, once you get the time in and get the
leadership type of roles, the money will follow.
Another factor of course is location. Someone in a big city is going to
make more than the guy in a small town. But then again, the big city guy
will have higher cost of living expenses too.
Get more experience, in that experience try to get more senior roles. If
necessary move to a larger market.
Everything will follow after that.
Kevin Wigle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad A. Simmons, MCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 04 June, 2000 15:00
Subject: Cisco Certified Salaries
> I am a consultant for a small consulting firm. I have about 3 months of
> (real experience. I used to do small consulting jobs on the side)
> experience. I have earned my MCP, MCSE, CCNA, and CCDA. I am currently
> persuing my CCNP. I make only 29,000 a year plus overtime. This seems low
to
> me. I was wondering what anyone in a similar situation is making.
>
> Best Regards,
> Chad, MCP, MCSE, CCNA, CCDA
>
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