i am into netoworking field since 5 years but haven't got opportunity to work in real networking projects coz I usually worked in SNMP related projects and for sometime in wireless domain and I have never been an IT administrator. I have done CCNA and preparing for CCNP. Before CCNA, I was not well versed in networking technologies coz i never got any opportunity to work in them. CCNA and now preps for CCNP is helping me a lot to know some concepts about different technologies and how they are actually used in real world. But to be frank, gaining knowledge is one thing, but i wonder if CCNP will be of any help for my future jobs or atleast add some value to my resume coz I have very little experience with cisco boxes. And in present job scene, just good knowledge of any technology is not going to cut it.U need some real experience. and without actual project work, u cannot get real experience.Therefore, I am back to same old problem.... Someone wrote that even CCIE with little or no IT experience is of no use. So,may be, higher studies can be a better option for guys like me.
----- Original Message ----- From: nrf To: Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:10 PM Subject: Re: MBA or CCIE [7:41809] > I understand. But on the other hand, if you have ambitions to be the CxO, a > CCIE isn't going to cut it. Like you said, it's a case of what you want > out of life. > > However, what I will definitely say is this. If you work for a company that > is willing to finance your degree at night school, you're a fool not to take > it. If you're not the one paying for it, you should get as many degrees as > you can, because you never know what's going to happen in the future. > > > > ""Wes Stevens"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > A lot of it is what you want out of life. I will be 50 in 5 years and am > > perfectly happy playing with cisco's. I make more money then my boss with > > the mba does and have more job security. What happens if you get laid off > at > > 45 or 50 with a middle to upper management job? If you are not way up > there > > in the corner office area you are going to have a hard time finding a job. > I > > work for a company in the fortune top 5 that is very stable. Yet this > > economy is hitting us also. They are going to cut my office way back from > > 500 people to 200 by the end of the year. They will offer me a job in > > Houston as they can always find a spot for a cisco network engineer. My > boss > > and a lot of other are really scrambling. There are no jobs in the local > > market and less chances of them finding a place in another part of the > > company as they are cutting back everywhere. > > > > Just some food for thought. > > > > > > >From: "nrf" > > >Reply-To: "nrf" > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: MBA or CCIE [7:41809] > > >Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:37:51 -0400 > > > > > >""Drew"" wrote in message > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > Sean Knox wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was actually heading towards my CCIE, but after getting my CCNP, I > > >am > > > > > content with that for now and and getting more experience > (fortunately > > >I > > >am > > > > > not some new wide-eyed kid in the field and have been doing this > > >awhile). > > > > > Congrats on your decision to pursue your MBA and I wish you luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > > I made a similar decision myself within the last few weeks. I had > > > > planned on pursuing my CCIE-Security, but realize that I don't work > > > > enough with Cisco products on a daily basis, and certainly not with > > > > routing in a complex way, to feel that I would deserve the cert, even > > > > if I attained it. I'm going back to school for my MS in CS, starting > > > > classes in June. > > > > > > > > I think in the long run, an advanced degree is more of a benefit than > > > > an advanced vendor cert. But thats just me. > > > > > >Exactly. Especially later in your life. Fiddling with Cisco boxes might > > >be > > >cool now, but do you still want to be doing that when you're 50? > Probably > > >not, you probably want to be sitting in a director's chair ordering other > > >young guys to set up the systems. It's hard to win promotion to that > chair > > >without an advanced education. > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=41883&t=41809 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
