At 08:13 PM 3/14/01, hal9001 wrote:
>Robert has any one actually fathomed WHY this has suddenly happened.
The bubble burst. It was bound to happen. The dot-com craze was cotton candy.
> I'm
>not making any form of a political point here but it seems (just as a mark
>of time) to have happened at the ending of one administration and the
>take-up of another.
George W. has unlucky timing. It would have happened no matter who was elected.
>Do people and the markets feel the "gravy train" has derailed what is the
>sentiment in the USA? Why the sudden halt? Is Japan also a factor? I
>think it affects us all world-wide now so is relevant in a general sense.
The computer industry is still solid. Companies with sensible business
plans that recognize the need to make a profit will do fine.
I predict a turnaround by this time next year. The computer industry has
always been cyclical. We'll come around again. Big spending will start
occurring again when we realize that are current computers and networks are
still too slow and too dumb. Most of us can envision all sorts of advanced
applications that are still not technologically feasible, but they will be
feasible as progress is made. And they will eat CPU cycles, memory, and
bandwidth causing more spending to happen.
That's my $0.02. I hope we don't waste too much bandwidth on this O/T
discussion. (Easy for me to say after I had my say! &;-)
Priscilla
>Karl
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Padjen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Madl, Michael (CAP, AFS, Contractor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:07 PM
>Subject: Re: CCxx Market
>
>
> > The overall marketplace is reporting that spending is
> > not specifically slowing, but rather, that it stopped
> > dead. Hiring managers are taking more time to recruit
> > canidates, but they are still hiring. My contacts are
> > still looking for certifications, but, because of the
> > maturation process of 2000 they are looking beyond
> > this single factor. Business skills, writing
> > experience, and real-world knowledge are all much
> > higher on the list. None of my folks will forward a
> > 'paper' CCXX.
> >
> >
> > --- "Madl, Michael (CAP, AFS, Contractor)"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Seeing as the economy is in a slow tail spin and
> > > cisco is cutting back it's CCIE requirements for
> > > channel partners, does anyone have any comments on
> > > how difficult it is in the
> > > current climate and projected near future to find a
> > > job on the WAN side??
> > >
> > > I just passed my CCNA a month ago, about to write
> > > BSCN and half way through switching. I've got 4
> > > years exp. as NT admin within a GE company.
> > >
> > > Any input/opinions welcome.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > CCNA, MCSE, ASE
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