.....PICTURE THE SCENE...........
it`s 8.30am ....your palms are sweating so much you try and pull open the
door of the cisco building your hands slips of the rail and you land smack
on your rump.....a man walks past trying not to laugh with the words " Cisco
Proctor " emblazoned on a badge pinned to his jacket...
BAD START....
you at last walk through the door and attempt to speak your name to the
receptionist ...who replies.. i don`t have a ccccchhhhuuuccckkkk
laaaaaarrrrriiiiieeeuuuu on my list....so you write it down ..she smiles
back "oh !chuck ..." she says ....the smile becomes a frown ,becomes a look
of horror as she see`s CCIE LAB ...written next to you name .....and points
you in the direction of the coffee....there you run into me......Barking at
the moon shaped light ( WAY too much caffeine)..and cast your eyes on the
other sleep deprived (half mad) students all talking in ios commands ......
a man runs up to you and says " THERE CAN`T BE ANY IPX ON THE LAB ....CAN
THERE......CAN THERE" and promptly passes out ,mumblings something about how
stupid the tic is ....suddenly you cheer-up.....hey....if everyone else is
this bad i should be fine......and proceed to guzzle 2 pints of Red-bull
...just then the proctor strolls out..(GIT ...you think.... he`s already
passed the exam..)
GENTLEMEN....just a quick note ...the lab is now scheduled for one
day....the plus side to this is that you`ll know by tonight if you have
passed .......the bad news is that you now have 3 hours to build and
configure the network...( impossible you think,and you would be right)...1
hour for lunch ....and 4 hours to fix what i did to your network .......as
he turns he says..." yesterday i ended a long-term relationship and i`m in a
VERY bad mood".....to which news i stop howling and start crying ...everyone
else simply picks up there bags and says " Rollocks!" ...and
leaves...........what you do now is up to you ....
But i hardly think that something as simple as a one day lab is worth
worrying about ...Hey.... its only the rest of your life.....
"howling mad" steve
>From: "Chuck Larrieu"
>Reply-To: "Chuck Larrieu"
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
>Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:00:14 -0400
>
>with regards to the contents of the exam, I am reminded of the time I told
>my son that when I was his age I could name all the presidents of the
>IUnited States, to which he answered "there were only 5 or six of them back
>then" :->
>
>with regards to the value of the CCIE, whatever that may be, like it or
>not,
>there are tens of thousands of us wannabes in the queue. Assuming normal
>progress, that tells me that in 5 more years, there will be tens of
>thousands of CCIE's. Ain't nothing anyone can do about that.
>
>Louie, let me ask - if you were to walk into the lab tomorrow, do you think
>you could pass? if not, of what value is your CCIE? I have a sneaking
>suspoicion that most CCIE's, unless they passed the lab very recently,
>would
>not get through it again without some devoted study. kinda like passing the
>bar, or the CPA exam?
>
>Chuck
>tride hard to keep out of this one, but.....
>
>
>"Louie Belt" wrote in message
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > I agree there is no way to talk apples to apples - too many things have
> > changed - but don't forget you no longer have to deal with LAT, X.25,
>CLNS,
> > DEC, Banyan Vines, Appollo, Appletalk or ATM Lane. (Voice was already
>on
> > the lab prior to these items being removed.)
> >
> > My concern is with the material that is not focused on teaching you
> > networking (I have no problem with that), but on the material the simply
> > teaches you how to pass the test (kind of like all of the Microsoft
> > braindump material available - desinged only to help you pass the test).
>I
> > see too much material as of late that is way too focused on passing the
>lab,
> > not on learning networking.
> >
> >
> > Louie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Circusnuts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 11:01 PM
> > To: Louie Belt; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> >
> >
> > Louie- I don't think we're talk'n Apple to Apples here...
> >
> > During the early CCIE exams, I was told candidates were able to use
>their
> > own notes during the test (if Pamela Forsythe is out there, she could
> > confirm this rumor) & can you imagine how much "easier" the lab would
>have
> > been with versions 9.0, 10.0 or even 11.0(22) IOS. I agree there's more
> > information available, but after having sat through a 2 week CCIE lab
>prep
> > class... I think the information just gets you in the ballpark. Things
> > like bad time management & poor interpretations, are big obstacles no
>book
> > can fix. I believe the exam is as hard (if not harder) than it's ever
>been.
> >
> > Man- this cup of coffee I'm drink'n must not be decaff :o)
> > Phil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Louie Belt
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 9:16 PM
> > Subject: RE: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> >
> >
> > > When the CCIE cert first came about there were not 100+ books avilable
>to
> > > help you pass it. There were not a multitude of online labs, lab
>study
> > > guides, study groups, ... Since all of those items are now available,
>I
> > > feel the bar has been lowered. I'm for putting it back where it was.
> > >
> > > Additionally I'm studying for my second CCIE cert, I sincerely hope
>that
> > it
> > > is much tougher than my first. I want to maintain the value of the
>cert.
> > >
> > > Louie
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > > Michael L. Williams
> > > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 12:09 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> > >
> > >
> > > I agree with you. It's awful easy for someone who's already gotten
>their
> > > CCIE (which when they passed the lab probably could be quoted as
>saying
> > > something like "that was the most difficult thing I've ever seen") to
>now
> > > say "Sure...... make it as difficult as possible.... "
> > >
> > > I don't know many CCIEs personally. Only a couple, and both of them
>said
> > > that given the time constraints of the lab (2 days), it is extremely
> > > difficult. So I don't think jamming it into 1 day just because Cisco
>is
> > too
> > > cheap to spring for more testing centers to keep up with demand is a
> > > "resonable solution". Isn't this why Cisco is contemplating making it
>1
> > > day? Not to "raise the bar" of the level of the exam, but simply
>because
> > > they're testing centers can't handle the demand. Mashing into 1 day,
> > IMHO,
> > > would be a very poor decision.
> > >
> > > Agreeing with Brad, do all of the CCIEs that are out there have a
>problem
> > > with leaving the bar where it was when you passed it? It only seems
>fair.
> > >
> > > Mike W.
> > >
> > > "Bradley J. Wilson" wrote in message
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > If I weren't up to the challenge, I wouldn't be on this newsgroup.
>Are
> > > you
> > > > up to the challenge of leaving the bar at the same height that it
>was
> > when
> > > > *you* passed the test? I personally think the test is difficult
>enough
> > as
> > > > it is. Am I a wimp because of that? Do we need to dump some dirt
>on
> > the
> > > > top of Everest now that it's been conquered by someone else ahead of
>me?
> > > >
> > > > If Cisco wants to make the test "tougher," they're well within their
> > > rights
> > > > to do so. I just hope they don't call it the "CCIE" - call it
>something
> > > > different, and reset the numbers to zero (or 1025, whichever).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Louie Belt
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 9:33 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any CCIE or CCIE candidate worth his salt would want the lab to be
> > > tougher.
> > > > A number of study aids are now available that were not in the past.
> > This
> > > > has somewhat lessened the difficulty of the process (as witnessed by
>the
> > > > backlog of people taking the lab after breezing through the
>written).
> > > > Making it tougher is just a method of counterbalancing all of the
> > > increased
> > > > study aids and maintaining the value of the CCIE cert.
> > > >
> > > > If you truly want to obtain your CCIE then you should want it to be
>as
> > > > difficult as possible, otherwise where is the value in the cert? If
>you
> > > are
> > > > not up to the challenge, then don't make the attempt.
> > > >
> > > > As for who should evaluate the CCIE program - most (not
>all)employers
> > > > couldn't begin to answer the questions about what is needed from a
>CCIE.
> > > > The biggest employer of CCIE's is Cisco (by far) so they should
>already
> > > have
> > > > an idea of what is needed. Cisco has been respectful enough of the
>CCIE
> > > > population to also ask for their input and most have given it
>willingly.
> > > >
> > > > My main interested is in preserving the value of the CCIE cert. I
>am
> > > > currently studying for my 2nd CCIE cert and still hope they make it
> > > tougher
> > > > (before I complete it). I also hope they make the recertification
>tests
> > > > tougher as well.
> > > >
> > > > I'm up to the challenge - are you?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Louie
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
>Of
> > > > Bradley J. Wilson
> > > > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 3:11 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Forgive my cynicism, but any CCIE *would* want the lab to be tougher
>-
> > > they
> > > > would know that any CCIEs that came along after they received their
> > number
> > > > increase the supply, thus lowering the cost of the good. ;-)
> > > >
> > > > I think Cisco ought to be asking companies who *hire* CCIEs what
>skills
> > > > *they* would like to see in those who carry the CCIE certification -
>not
> > > the
> > > > number-carrying CCIEs themselves.
> > > >
> > > > BJ
> > > >
> > > > P.S. And while I'm feeling cynical...can we please move the "NT vs.
> > UNIX"
> > > > nonsense to private emails or perhaps a different mail list?
> > Theeeeenks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Belt, Louie
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 2:15 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I filled out my survey and told them I wanted it to stay a two day
>lab -
> > > > and if anything - make it tougher. The explosion of materials
>available
> > > to
> > > > help people get though the written and prepare for the lab has taken
> > some
> > > of
> > > > the challenge out of the process in my opinion. I would prefer they
> > keep
> > > it
> > > > a 2 day lab, make it mean as h*** and keep the prestige in the cert.
>I
> > > also
> > > > told them I did not want them to stop issuing the medal for those
>who
> > > > succeed.
> > > >
> > > > Louie
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: CCIE Wanna BE
> > > > To: Belt, Louie; '[EMAIL PROTECTED] '
> > > > Sent: 6/1/01 8:23 AM
> > > > Subject: RE: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> > > >
> > > > So what is everyone's take?
> > > > --- "Belt, Louie" wrote:
> > > > > That is simply one possible solution. They have
> > > > > sent a survey out to all of
> > > > > the CCIE's to get their feedback and suggestions.
> > > > >
> > > > > Louie
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: CCIE Wanna BE
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: 6/1/01 5:35 AM
> > > > > Subject: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]
> > > > >
> > > > > A Cisco manager/CCIE told me that Cisco was planing
> > > > > on
> > > > > moving from the two day CCIE lab, to a one day
> > > > > (because of the back log). But the 1 day isn't
> > > > > going
> > > > > to be easier, it's going to be harder....
> > > > >
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