I'd agree there is nothing to gain, either for people who are
writers/advanced support (as Halabi was -- he no longer works for
Cisco), or are development engineers. The skills tested for in CCIE
aren't all that relevant to what developers do. The skills tested for
in CCIE don't have much to do with how clearly someone can explain a
topic.
I don't know Cisco's internal incentives programs, but I would
strongly suspect that writing RFCs, having patents awarded, or
generally being recognized as an industry expert is far more
important than a certification.
As far as the value of having a CCIE, it depends what you want to do
professionally. I personally would gain no benefit from it, but I'm
principally a developer, designer, and author. Some of the skills,
though, are like the proverbial never forgetting how to ride a
bicycle--a friend called me a couple of weekends ago with an
EIGRP-OSPF conversion in complete chaos, and I straightened out the
network in about 3 hours, both configuring some routers myself and
telling others how to fix their configs.
>I don't agree, people who write technically, their reputation is centered
>around how accurate their writing is, and where mistakes are made how
>quickly they fix those errors. I don't see where failing a test, would
>invalidate anyone's writing or lessen their reputation. The quoted
>explanation may be true I am not disputing that, it probably is a factor, I
>just think it is unfounded.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kevin Schwantz"
>To:
>Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 8:07 AM
>Subject: Re: Is it really worth it? "CCIE" [7:5725]
>
>
>> Did you know that many of the top Cisco engineers are not CCIE qualified?
>I
>> have always wondered why people like Sam Halabi and the likes do not get
>> certified.A Cisco employee told me that these people have everything to
>lose
>> and nothing to gain if they take the CCIE exam. If they refrain from
>taking
>> the tests, their reputation stays intact. If they take the test and fail,
>> people will start to question their credibility.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> ""Morabito Joe"" wrote in message
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I want to ask a question to those already CCIEs. Is it really worth
it?
>> > Don't get me wrong, I love the work and the learning. I actually plan
>to
>> > take the lab by july of next year, but how has your life changed since
>> > obtaining your ccie? Was it what you expected? Better or worse?
>> >
>> > Please share your life experience after reaching the big goal.
>Personally
>> I
>> > can't wait to achieve CCIE status.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Joe Morabito
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