Eric Rogers wrote: > My question aloud is this - > > With the impending CCIE #10,XXX coming by next year are we going to find > that there is going to be the perception that the higher your number the > less value to the customer/employer/client. I hope so!! ;) > Of course, the headhunter/manager will never even comprehend that the CCIE > made today has a much broader range to cover as say the CCIE of 3 to 5 years > ago. NO, I NOT BASHING ANYONE JUST STATING A FACT.. :-) Ohhhh that hurts!! I joke with a couple guys in my group #1040 and 1076, about that, when they went the IOS was 9.1 and when I went 11.0 just came out and the docs for 9.1 were about a quarter of the 11.0 and so the razing continues... Keep in mind though there were no CCIE books, practice labs, support groups, mail lists, CCxx's. etc... > > DAMN! I knew I should not have procrastinated for the past year before > stepping up to the lab. I can just hear it now. Good luck to you!!! :) > > Me: "Yes, I'm CCIE #xyz" > > Headhunter: "Thank you, but we're looking for a CCIE from block #abc" > > I hope this does not become the quid pro quo among > managers/headhuters/recruiter or this could be a bad sign for the CCIE in > the long run. agree Dave > > Just MY percecption I guess! -- David Madland Sr. Network Engineer CCIE# 2016 Qwest Communications Int. Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 612-664-3367 "Emotion should reflect reason not guide it" Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=19305&t=19305 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
