""Howard C. Berkowitz"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > At 6:50 PM +0000 6/22/03, annlee wrote: > >It could also simply be poor phrasing -- CCIE is considered overqualified > >for the job, or (possibly) too specialized. If that sounds bizarre, think > >from another angle: maybe the job is not so much Cisco-networking centric, > >but does have some Cisco networking involved. A CCIE has focused almost > >exclusively in the recent past on networking (and specifically, on Cisco > >networking). The URL as posted did not work for me, and I don't have the > >entire job description in front of me. A statement taken out of context may > >be read many ways--and they don't always include the way it would be taken > >in the full context. > > > >Annlee > > I ran across a variant recently that even may have made sense. > Originally, the position asked for CCIE "or equivalent". Perhaps 75% > of the workload was design, performance monitoring, and capacity > planning. > > The posting changed recently to say CCNP/CCDP or equivalent, with > exactly the same job requirements and probably the same pay. What's > the difference? The CCDP has passed a design test (CID); the CCIE > has not necessarily done so.
one more point for those who denigrate the one day lab. in the two day lab a candidate had to "design" an IP addressing scheme. :-> in the CCIE lab, at least, "design" is now truly dead ;-> Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=71110&t=71052 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
