I don't think employers are being fooled by somebody putting CCIE-Q on their resume. I can see a person getting into a tight spot, though, if they fraudulently try to pass themselves off as having passed the CCIE. After all, a company can just check with Cisco to make sure that a person is certified. The penalty for this infraction would be a rescinded job offer.
I personally have put the phrase "CCIE candidate" on my resume. I am currently unemployed (Lucent shut our facility down here in Raleigh) and actively seeking employment. I have put that phrase on my resume to let employers know that, although I am out of work, I am not sitting around twittling my thumbs waiting for a job to fall out of the sky. In addition, it will create a scenario where interviewers will ask my about my networking knowledge. My full-time job right now is studying for the CCIE. My lab exam is on May 2nd. Hope I pass it!!! :-) ""nrf"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Cisco has made it clear that passing the written -CCIE exam does not get you > a certificate in itself. Only by passing both the written and the lab do > you obtain a cert. I don't know how it came to be acceptable that people > can claim a certificate that doesn't exist. > > While you might say that it's not really a big deal - after all, the written > is an exam, so it 'sort-of' is like a cert, so what's the harm in pretending > that it's another cert? Well, the real problem is that if people are > allowed to make up a "CCIE-Q" cert that doesn't exist, then what's to stop > them from making up other qualifications that don't exist? It's the classic > slippery slope. For example, if the CCIE-Q becomes an accepted pseudo-cert, > then later somebody will inevitably say they have a "CCIE-A", because they > (A)ttempted the written (but didn't pass). Or a "CCIE-F" for somebody > who's never even seen a router in his life, but has heard about the CCIE > program and is thinking about doing it in the (F)uture. Or heck, how about > a Bachelor's Degree-(F) for somebody who's never stepped into a classroom in > his life, but might do it in the future. I don't know about you, but I hold > a Ph.D-(F), an MBA-(F), a Law-degree-(F), and a Medical-degree-(F), all > from Harvard. > > > > > ""Michael J. Doherty"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > It seems to be common these days to use that abbreviation to mean that the > > individual has taken, and passed, the Written exam, but not yet > > challenged/passed the Lab. > > > > As for me, personally, when I get to that point, I do not plan on > > advertising it in this manner. If it comes up in an interview question, I > > would answer it. But, I refuse to put any certification on my resume > until > > I can honestly claim the entire title. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Zeitz" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 1:54 PM > > Subject: CCIE Question [7:36243] > > > > > > > I saw a resume with "CCIE (Q)" after their name, what is the Q mean? > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=36290&t=36243 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
