I have never been on a job interview where anyone asked to see my cisco certification certificate or asked my score on an exam. I have been asked my testing ID to verify that I did indeed have the cert I claimed (crazy interview, guy had just interviewed a guy who said he was a CCIE, turns out he wasn't).
On interviews I've been asked what certification I currently hold, them based on my certs I've been asked related questions to see what I really know or don't know. When we interview someone for a job at work, we ask the person what their technical strengths are and ask detailed technical questions; if a person says they know something, we're going to dig until we determine if the person really knows what their talking about or if they're full of @!#$. Our approach is similar but not as brutal as the way Cisco interviews; When I was on a telephone interview with Cisco and the interviewer says, "so it says on your resume, you know something about Ethernet... tell me everything you know about Ethernet." When I was done he started drilling into me about Ethernet; I thought the CIA was questioning me. The guy repeated this with every keyword and buzzword I had on my resume. Then he drilled me for details on specific projects and accomplishments that I had listed on my resume; asking about how i've designed a network, equipment I've used and why. Tim Medley - CCNP+Voice, CCDP Sr. Network Architect VoIP Group iReadyWorld -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gaz Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Grade to get CCDA [7:36636] You sound just like my dad Tim. No offence meant - Some great things have come from him :-) I agree with the sentiment, but sometimes it's nice to know (for no real reason). I'll change your statement to: If you know the material that is covered on the exam then you will Pass. If on average, you know 65% of the material then you will probably also pass, as you have to get 755/1000 and you start with 300 (or do you). If you know less than 65% of the material, you've still got a chance because a majority are 'multiple-guess' So around 50% of the knowledge may do it. So, if you've half a mind to get studying that might be enough! If I was interviewing I'd like to see grades up in the late 80's or 90's on the certificates. Short answer - 755 Gaz ""Tim Medley"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED].; > All Cisco exams are Pass or Fail exams. It's that simple, if you know > the material that is covered on the exam then you will Pass; if you do > not know the material then you will Fail. > > Your focus should not be how you can skim by and just barely pass the > exam. > > If you don't really know the concepts and technologies and just cram so > that you pass the exam, what good is the certification then? Just > because you have a certification doesn't mean that someone is going to > hire you and throw money at you. > > Employers look at certifications as a base line, a ccda should know xyz > concepts and know how to accomplish xyz tasks. If you can't perform at > the baseline level you're not going to be around at that job long or you > may not even get hired. > > With the way the Tech job market is these days, you need to be able to > differentiate yourself from your peers. Paper Certs are not a way to do > this. > > Please stop asking for minimum scores to pass or the number of questions > on an exam. Review the exam outlines and blueprints on CCO and learn the > concepts and technologies. > > Most everyone here in this forum is here to share knowledge and learn > from each other. If you don't understand a concept or technology, post a > question about it you'll receive plenty of help. > > > Tim Medley - CCNP+Voice, CCDP > Sr. Network Architect > VoIP Group > iReadyWorld > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Rodrigues, Mario > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 9:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Grade to get CCDA [7:36636] > > Hi Folks, > > I would like to know how is the grade to get CCDA. > > > > Regards, > > Mario A. Rodrigues Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=36908&t=36636 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
