Was this person an actual CCIE or had he only passed the Written. *Big*
difference.
""Matthew Crane"" wrote in message
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> After 20+ years in the IT business & having just completed a series of
> interviews for a CCIE post, I have to agree that paper qualifcations are
not
> a measure of ability. These are some of the questions asked with answers
of
> people with genuine CCIE certifcation.
> They are not likely to keep their certifcations as Cisco were present at
> these interviews.
>
> q. What is the maximum size Ethernet frame
> a. 4096
> q. Bits or Bytes
> a. Bits
>
> q. How many bits in an IPX address & subnet mask
> a. 48 in the address & 72 in the mask.
>
> q. Take me through the process of creating a VLAN across 2 switches
> a. type vtp enable in global configuration mode
> q. Anything else
> a. Reload the switches
>
> Get the idea, so people do not assume because you can read books and pass
a
> few exams that you know anything about the REAL world of networking. The
> point Larry is making is true of any form of Cisco certifcation be it
CCNA,
> CCDA CCNP or indeed any form of certifcation generally.
>
> Oh and for the record Cisco asked to come along to the interviews because
of
> a long discussion I had with their senior managers in the UK about the
> devaluation of the certifcation program. Remember the answers above all
came
> from so called CCIE's
> Don Claybrook wrote:
> >
> > I just ran across this one in Fortune Small Business. Below is
> > an excerpt.
> > The journalist (Larry Seltzer) is attempting to give tips on
> > how to hire
> > technical consultants to do work for your small business. He's
> > talking about
> > how certifications aren't as important as one might think:
> >
> > "When looking for qualified help, don't read too much into a
> > consultant's
> > alphabet soup of certifications. They don't signify ability,
> > just as my
> > political science degree doesn't make me your next President.
> > Terms like CCIE
> > (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) indicate only successful
> > completion of
> > the program and minimal competence in the product."
> >
> > I wish I knew this guy's email address. Anyway, I thought the
> > group might get
> > a kick out of it. Here's the link in case you want to read the
> > whole thing:
> > http://netbusiness.netscape.com/fsb/features/sp_f_090601_1.psp
> >
> > Don Claybrook
> > CCNP, CCDP (but not yet up to the minimal competence level of
> > CCIE)
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