A lot of us have mentioned that it is not usually just the raw certification that gets the job, and in some cases, not even both experience and the certification.
Even NRF has mentioned diversity is the key, but on top of that people skills. Lack people skills, you will find yourself not making as much as you "could" be (within a reasonable degree considering realistic opportunity costs). As you mentioned as well, depending on the kind of job you are going for and the politics involved around it, a certification may be useful, experience may be useful, the people skills...there is a whole plethora of things and all of the "importance" levels of each requirement vary greatly for each job. Basically, I do not think it is easy to make a full checklist of all the things you need and if you do it, you will instantly get the job. It changes per job a lot. Employers have different requirements and goals. I think at best we can leave it at that. NRF is not saying diversity is not the key either, all he is saying is that, considering all of those "requirements" that I mentioned, NRF is saying that the CCIE alone will almost certainly never match most of the jobs out there. I am assuming NRF means such because he has not explicitly mentioned otherwise. All he said was, the CCIE alone is not enough. I think he responded to the "Linux vs CCIE" thread by saying how most should know both, but not necessarily go all gung ho on the Linux cert. > I'd say diversity is the key. I know several CCIEs who, outside of R/S > don't have much to offer in the way of skillset and they are not commanding > as high of salaries as guys without a number but deeper and more diverse > expertise. It totally depends on the individual, the need, the location and > the experiences (which are unique to and every one of us). > > Will Gragido CISSP CCNP CIPTSS CCDA MCP > Suite 325 9450 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. > Rosemont, Il 60018 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "The Knowledge Behind The Network" > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of n rf > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] > > - jvd wrote: > > > > I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say > > about this post? > > So basically, you want us to lie, eh? ;->. > > Seriously, CCIE salaries have been down for awhile and any honest discussion > about salaries is going to be necessarily negative. When something's black, > it would be a lie to call it white. > > As far as the original question, so much depends on your experience level, > the geographical location, things like holding a degree (or not). Strong > candidates that have lots of experience, are well educated, and are in > places can still pull nice salaries. But I'm also aware of CCIE's applying > for positions that pay less than 30k - and not getting them. The point is > that the CCIE by itself guarantees nothing. -Carroll Kong Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=71238&t=71143 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
