Priscilla is right, there is a lesson to be learned here. I think too many people focus on a particular vendor or a particular technology and they miss out on the big picture. Where I work I'm able to get by being basically a routing and switching guy but I still have to dabble in a lot of other stuff: unix, content networking, security, etc. Even with that I don't consider myself to be very well-rounded just yet.
People like Adrian who take the time to become proficient in a number of areas deserve the rewards of their hard work. And to Adrian, I say congratulations! Regards, John http://home.attbi.com/~neiby ""Priscilla Oppenheimer"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Wow! That's great. You interviewed and got the job (the same day you > interviewed?) due to your knowledge of many different aspects of networking > along with security, wireless, databases, programming. There may be a lesson > for us all here about the need to know many different aspects of the IT world. > > Great salary, by the way! Congratulations. > > Priscilla > > adrian jones wrote: > > > > All, > > > > I am happy to report that my luck has changed for the better. > > > > Yesterday (Saturday), I had an interview with a manager of a > > tech consulting > > > > company which I find kinda strange; however, I was told that > > the company > > > > has contracts with other companies that they work mostly on > > weekends > > > > to upgrade the system infrastructure. So I went. > > > > At the interview the manager told me that they are a consulting > > company > > > > which requires the employees to have a broad knowledge with both > > > > networking skills, database and programming background. > > Instead of throwing > > > > technical questions at me, the manager asks me to show him the > > skill > > > > so that I can convince him that I am the right person for the > > job. He also > > > > told me that he interviewed five other CCIEs ealier during the > > week and > > > > he wasn't impressed will all of them because they don't have the > > > > database and programming skills. > > > > Well, I told the manager that besides what I am doing at my > > current job > > > > (which I told him that I will be layoff from the job due to the > > downsizing > > > > of the company) as a network engineer, I also know Oracle. > > Furthermore, > > > > I also have a lab at home which includes a few "franken" pix > > firewalls that > > > > I build to prepare for my CCIE Security lab that function just > > like a Pix525 > > > > that I built with "cheap" hardware. I also told him that I > > have experiences > > > > with setting and configuring TACACS and RADIUS using Cisco > > Freeware > > > > TACACS and FreeRadius and that my experience with Pix firewall > > is > > > > rock solid. The TACACS and RADIUS logging is imported to an > > Oracle9i > > > > database for auditing purposes. Last but not least, I also > > told him that > > > > I have experience with Wireless LAN using Extensible > > Authentication > > > > Protocol with Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) using > > FreeRadius and > > > > Public Key Infracstructure and Smart Certificate. To make the > > wirless > > > > network to be extremely secure, I implement IPSec over EAP-TLS. > > > > I gave him a demonstration by logging back to my home network > > and > > > > show him my skill. The manager was very impressed with my > > skills > > > > especially with the wireless, TACACS and RADIUS that he offers > > me a > > > > job on the spot. He is even more impressed that I learn these > > skills > > > > on Unix/Linux platforms which the cost of the software is > > essentially > > > > free and that since I have the programming skill, I know how to > > customize > > > > the source code. Needless to say, I get the job with a pay of > > $100k/year. > > > > My responsibility at the new company is to train other > > employees what > > > > I know about Pix Firewalls, Wireless security (EAP-TLS, LEAP, > > PEAP), > > > > building TACACS and free RADIUS on Solaris, BSD and linux > > platform, > > > > perl programming and Oracle9i and MySQL database. Two of the > > people > > > > whom I will train are CCIEs. Now, I can really concentrate on > > my R&S > > > > lab in Dec and Security in Jan. > > > > I would like to thank eveyone in this group for encouraging me > > with your > > > > wisdom in the past few days. Hopefully, I will pass the lab in > > my first > > > > try. > > > > Adrian > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58065&t=58013 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
