CCNP level candidates would be expected to perform to a certain level. Your
lack of experience combined with the CCNP is a red flag. It is very
unlikely you can perform to the level of most CCNP's.
I recommend dropping the CCNP from your resume right now and aim at landing
an entry level network position anywhere you can to begin accumulating
experience (the most important factor in IT). Shortly after landing your
position your could then announce your having reached CCNP. This would
benefit you in a few ways, first you will not be given tasks you cannot
handle which will permit you to hold your job. Secondly, a CCNA with no
experience is not going to get much less salary than a CCNP without any
experience. Therefore, after you land your first job and announce your
newly aquired CCNP, you will probably get yourself a decent raise which
would probably put you at or above where you would have entered with CCNP.
Plus you won't have to wait months to find a job.
----- Original Message -----
From: park jeongwoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 7:42 PM
Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!!
> Hi group members.
> I need your help.
> I am having a hard time on finding a job.
> I recently got ccnp certification and looking for the
> entry level of job for network engineer.
> I am living in San Francisco, and graduated from
> college less than a year ago.
> I have less than a year of network experience that I
> got from school computer lab.
> I had a harder time finding a job before I became
> ccnp. So I studied hard believing that ccnp would get
> me somewhere at least as a entry level network
> engineer. Now I am kind of confused and disappointed
> with the fact that I am still having a hard time
> finding a job even with ccnp certification.
> I feel like I need more cisco certifications such as
> ccda, ccdp.
> Would these certification ever help me find job?
> It is really discouraging that cisco certification
> doesn't help me much find a job at this point, because
> I am also pursuing ccie too. I have to ask myself what
> is the point of getting cisco certification.
> Lots of CCNAs are having a job. Why not ccnp?
>
> Could somebody tell me why it goes like this, and what
> I should do?
> Am I looking for wrong job?
>
> I will appreiciate your input.
>
> jeongwoo
>
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