to be a certified Cisco engineer ? Answer these days appears to be 'not a lot'
I have been with 3 clients today who are all trying to recruit CCNP or CCIE staff and they had asked for help in the interview process. The followign is just one example of an interview, but it goes for all 3 and more. All goes well until the first CCIE candidate asks about money and was told its 60K (UK Sterling) no frills no overtime, maybe a car, but you only work at one site. This to work in London, where CCIE used to command 100K+ So I did some checking with some friends who work as recruitment consultants and yes 60-70K is topline now for a CCIE, and 30K for CCNP with 5 years experience, its a lot less without experience IF you get a job. The reasons behind this a. Recession - so everyone will run for cover and take a permanent job. b. CCIE's are plentiful and therefore cheap and CCNP's are even worse off Now this is the view from the employer(s). I can print here what the Cisco account manager(s) said to me afterwards as we talked on the train home, but they and some of their associates are taking the message back, 'we have got it wrong' in trying to turen out CCIE's too quickly. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=27400&t=27400 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
