Re: Which Certification? [7:61152]

2003-01-15 Thread Aaron Laws
Thanks guys (and Priscilla), You have hit on the head everything I have been trying to decide. What I enjoy doing more than anything is Network Engineering stuff. I don't even enjoy Server/OS stuff. But with the market like it is, and having to consider that I will have a 19 month old and a 3 mo

RE: Which Certification? [7:61152]

2003-01-15 Thread Hai Nguyen
I would totally agree with you on this since MCSE would give us more experience and understanding on LAN while CCNP gives us more experience on WAN. This is such a good combination of cert that I would go for instead of just focusing on Cisco Only. My philosophy is "THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE BETTER YO

Re: Which Certification? [7:61152]

2003-01-15 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
The Long and Winding Road wrote: > > ""Symon Thurlow"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I think MCSE/CCNP will open more doors, although you will > probably find > > that in most of the jobs, you will be used 90% for MCSE type > stuff, and > > 10% for CCNP type

Re: Which Certification? [7:61152]

2003-01-15 Thread The Long and Winding Road
""Symon Thurlow"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I think MCSE/CCNP will open more doors, although you will probably find > that in most of the jobs, you will be used 90% for MCSE type stuff, and > 10% for CCNP type stuff (generalising here I know, but based on my >

RE: Which Certification? [7:61152]

2003-01-15 Thread Nathan Nakao
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

RE: Which Certification? [7:61152]

2003-01-15 Thread Symon Thurlow
I think MCSE/CCNP will open more doors, although you will probably find that in most of the jobs, you will be used 90% for MCSE type stuff, and 10% for CCNP type stuff (generalising here I know, but based on my experience). The NP/DP would be better if you would rather just be doing Cisco stuff, b