Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread park jeongwoo
Hi group members. I need your help. I am having a hard time on finding a job. I recently got ccnp certification and looking for the entry level of job for network engineer. I am living in San Francisco, and graduated from college less than a year ago. I have less than a year of network experience

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Vincent Ng
9, 2001 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!! Hi group members. I need your help. I am having a hard time on finding a job. I recently got ccnp certification and looking for the entry level of job for network engineer. I am living in San Francisco, and graduated from co

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread chris fong
I don't know you personally, but I have some suggestions for you to think about. Don't let that certification go to your head. If you give the impression to an employer that you deserve to have a job because of your CCNP, you will not get hired. Don't think that you are better than others because

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread SBS
well ... may be you ask too much for an entry level. Or something wrong with your resume that didn't fit for their requirements ... - Original Message - From: "park jeongwoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 10:42 Subj

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Tony van Ree
Hi, I'm from the other end of the scale. I have been working in this business for years and have wanted to get out and studied in other areas but can't afford the pay cut to go back to an entry level job. That is not to say I don't enjoy what I do. I feel I have to become a CCIE to keep

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread EH
Jeongwoo- With your high expectations of getting a job, I can understand your disappointment. Expecting a certification to get you a job is setting yourself up for disappointment because I think certification alone is not enough to land a job. Certification must not be your only qualificatio

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Lance Hubbard
;To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!! >Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:42:18 -0800 (PST) > >Hi group members. >I need your help. >I am having a hard time on finding a job. >I recently got ccnp certification and looking for the >entry level of job for net

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread John Hardman
Hi Don't worry too much about it. This time of year it is hard to find work, I know I am looking right now myself. A lot of the companies are just starting a new year, people just getting back from holiday vacations, new budgets and projects just starting to get going. Keep in mind that there re

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Bill Sucevic
You cannot expect an employer to be interested in you just because you have a specific certification, in the same way that you cannot expect a company to hire you just because you have a specific degree. There are many things other than technical skills that an employer looks at. 1. Does the

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Kathy Miihalisko
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of park jeongwoo Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!! Hi group members. I need your help. I am having a hard time on finding a job. I recently got ccnp ce

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Groupstudy
where you would have entered with CCNP. Plus you won't have to wait months to find a job. - Original Message - From: park jeongwoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 7:42 PM Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!! > Hi group me

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Sam Adams
:37 PM To: park jeongwoo; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!! Jeongwoo, I suspect CCNP is not widely recognized by employers (yet), with the possible exception of the Washington DC area. A year ago, everyone here was looking for CCNAs but now CCNP seems to be the cert. du jour

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Billy Monroe
at or above where you would have entered with CCNP. > Plus you won't have to wait months to find a job. > > > > > > - Original Message - > From: park jeongwoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 7:42 PM

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-08 Thread Kevin Welch
x27;t be afraid to identify areas where you know you are weak. -- Kevin - Original Message - From: "park jeongwoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 7:42 PM Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!! > Hi group members. > I nee

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Cletus . O . Ugwu
tus.O.Ugwu -Original Message- From: park jeongwoo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 4:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Disappointed with ccnp!! Hi group members. I need your help. I am having a hard time on finding a job. I recently got ccnp certification and looki

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Croyle, James
--- From: chris fong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 11:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Disappointed with ccnp!! I don't know you personally, but I have some suggestions for you to think about. Don't let that certification go to your head. If you give the

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Shabbir S. Talib
My 2 cents...try looking out of the San Francisco market. Also, just a CCNP cert. at entry level is not enough. An additional A+, SCSA, CNA, MCP will help. Good Luck park jeongwoo wrote: > > Hi group members. > I need your help. > I am having a hard time on finding a job. > I recently g

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Albert Lu
James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!! > Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:30 AM > > Don't be disappointed with your CCNP, that's for sure... Just don't > consider it the end all to getting that job.

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Dan West
s. To that he > just shook his head and said with a smile... Kids > nowdays.. ;-) By the > way, I am 32. Not really a kid anymore. hehehehe > > HTH > > Jim > > > > -Original Message- > From: chris fong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, Janua

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread chris fong
I have some suggestions for you to think about. They may or may not apply to you. Don't let that certification go to your head. If you give the impression to an employer that you deserve to have a job because of your CCNP, you will not get hired. Don't think that you are better than others because

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread William E. Gragido
Even more importantly Park, you need to have the real life experience to back up the cert. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of chris fong Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 9:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Disappointed with ccnp!! I

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
a acquisition computers. About the same time, I worked on military command and control networks. I built my first recognizable network control center in 1974, supporting a metropolitan and national IBM network. > > > >------ >> From: Croyle, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Hartnell, George
Quoth someone earlier: "If you work for the state or your county, you can make a LOT of dough. They tend to overpay for most positions." Could someone tell me just what that state or country that is? Best, G. (A third generation government technical employee.) Somewhat more seriously, publi

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Sam Adams
generalizations based on a single anecdote. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Albert Lu Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 6:51 AM To: Croyle, James Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Disappointed with ccnp!! I can appreciate what the senior

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Sam Adams
EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan West Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:12 AM To: Croyle, James; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!! It all depends on who you work for. I'm working for a company in Sacramento making good pay and I only currently have my CCNA with two years o

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Denis A. Baldwin
--Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sam Adams Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!! You forget that lots of younger people switch careers too. And not all young people started with comp

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Sam Adams
f the profession. Good luck in your endeavors. Adam -Original Message- From: Denis A. Baldwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 11:26 AM To: 'Sam Adams' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!! I have to agree, but from the other side of

Re: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Donald B Johnson Jr
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: park jeongwoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 8:24 PM Subject: Re: Disappointed with ccnp!! > well ... may be you ask too much for an entry level. Or something wrong with > your resume that didn'

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Dan West
.well that's a > different story. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Dan West > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 7:12 AM > To: Croyle, James; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

RE: Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-10 Thread Sam Adams
ubject: RE: Disappointed with ccnp!! I interviewed at a State of CA networking position. Level 1 was starting at 55K/year. Level 2 at 65K. Level 1 work was basically running pings and traceroutes, diagnosing some frame relay probs... pretty straight-forward. I didn't get the position though, be

Re(2): Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread cgs
Hi, Maybe there are many out there who need guidance to face an Interview with a positive outlook. Could you please tell which Publication, who is the Author etc. of this "Sweaty Palms"? Regards S.Kalidasan > 3. If you get the employer's attention, and get a chance to interview with > the compa

Re: Disappointed with CCNP!! + extras

2001-01-10 Thread Thompson, Eric K
OK... no these are just my personal opinions and they are not aimed at anyone directly and they may not apply to everyone... Getting certified is great. BUT experience is better. If you run out get a degree, a few certification and expect to be greeted as a god.. think again. I see about 50 res

Re: Disappointed with CCNP!! + extras

2001-01-10 Thread Eric Gunn
It is unfortunate that there are people that skim by these exams just for the sake of certification. But it is also important to remember people that are trying to get into the field. I am not saying just because you have certification X means you should make X amount of dollars, or expect job

Re: Disappointed with CCNP!! + extras

2001-01-10 Thread ROB
What price do you put on folks with a combination of things? Such as a few years (lets say 3-4) with a CCNA vs the same experience with a degree? or a degree and certification? Eric Gunn wrote: > It is unfortunate that there are people that skim by these exams just for > the sake of certificat

Re: Disappointed with CCNP!! + extras

2001-01-10 Thread dward
Remember too that entry level positions advertised do not mean that is the only opportunity. My recommendation is to follow through even on some of the more junior positions and see if there is room for the company to expand the role and hopefully remuneration. I've been in a position to hire st

Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-10 Thread jeongwoo park
Hi group members!! I am the original poster of this thread. First of all, I appreciate your encouragements, concerns and even criticizing point. I received more replies than I expected. There were some people who made a point on removing my ccnp cert from my resume. It was not only thoughtful sug

Re: Re(2): Disappointed with ccnp!!

2001-01-09 Thread Bill Sucevic
Take a look at the description on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0898154030/o/qid=979051528/sr=8-1/ref =aps_sr_b_1_1/104-9132597-6531135 At 05:12 PM 1/9/01 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi, >Maybe there are many out there who need guidance to face an Interview with a >positive

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-10 Thread Groupstudy
rk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Groupstudy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster > Hi group members!! > I am the original poster of this thread. > First of all, I appreciate your encouragements, > concerns and

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-11 Thread Kevin Welch
pstudy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:51 PM Subject: Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster > Unfortunately, anyone that is not getting hands on experience will quickly > forget pretty much everything they learned during

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-11 Thread FREDL L AZARES
Try to enroll at Cisco Network Academy(if there is one nearby) for real hands on experience. >From Semester 5 (BSCN) alone we"ll be doing 60 labs. On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 19:55:55 -0800 (PST) jeongwoo park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi group members!! > I am the original poster of this thread. >

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-11 Thread Gonzalo P.
Friend, Now that you have your CCNP and no Experience, please don't get carried away with the certifications. Don't try to get your CCIE yet. You will just end up hating routing protocols if you don't get your hands in some production routers/switches. Keep up with the Interviews and be prepa

RE: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-12 Thread Mark Krysinski
: Groupstudy Subject: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster Hi group members!! I am the original poster of this thread. First of all, I appreciate your encouragements, concerns and even criticizing point. I received more replies than I expected. There were some people who made a point on removing

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster

2001-01-12 Thread Billy Monroe
feel good, the rest will take care of itself. > > Mark Krysinski > CTO > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > jeongwoo park > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:56 PM > To: Groupstudy > Subject: Disappointed with CC

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster - Should be our poster child

2001-01-11 Thread Donald B Johnson Jr
al Message - From: jeongwoo park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Groupstudy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:55 PM Subject: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster > Hi group members!! > I am the original poster of this thread. > First of all, I appreciate

RE: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster - Should be our poster child

2001-01-12 Thread William E. Gragido
ent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:28 PM To: jeongwoo park; Groupstudy Subject: Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster - Should be our poster child I started in this industry in 95 after a career change, I was a Chef for 12 years, and taught music for two years before that. Third career working

Re: Disappointed with CCNP --Original poster - Should be our poster child

2001-01-12 Thread Billy Monroe
fication. My 2cents, you may begin your flamesin > five,four,three,two,one... > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Donald B Johnson Jr > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 7:28 PM > To: jeongwoo park; Groupstudy > Su