In my experience, more and more, employers want everything from an employee. Now there are exceptions. Most big companies want specialized people that possibly have other skills. But small companies can't afford to spend double on 2 people, so they look for someone with a jack-of-all-trades type of skills. That being said, I feel anyone that has more certifications is better off in the long run than someone with specialized skills. I, for one, feel that the cisco certification process is a much more intense and gratifying experience than that of MCSE but hey, I'm not an employer. I would think that to an employer, 2 separate field certs are better than one. Just my 2 cents.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Which Certification? [7:61152] I'll have my CCNP completed next week upon successful completion of the Support exam. I was planning on working the CCDA/DP track next before eventually working towards CCIE. I am about to separate from the Military and have been browsing through job postings and noticing significantly more jobs looking for a combination of CCNP and MCSE than I see for just CCNP or CCDP (or both). I am still planning on doing CCDA/DP, but my question is this: for the job market we have today which is the more valuable set of certs to have, CCNP/MCSE or CCNP/CCDP? (emphasize "today's job market" since I am still planning on doing DA/DP down the road), How beneficial is the MCSE towards CCIE? I have to believe that a thorough understanding of the front end stuff like AD, Exchange, DNS, etc is extremely useful for complex networking/infrastructure issues. What I hope to hear from you is whether that knowledge and experience is "required" or just "helpful." Help me out, throw some opinions out here. I appreciate your guidance and help. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=61158&t=61152 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
