RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-07-04 Thread n rf
Carroll Kong wrote: However, in terms of sensible fairness, I do not see how having years of production experience is going to mean crap if you utilize it improperly or got little out of it. (think of the guy who calls TAC every other day, and now thinks that the config registers for

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-07-03 Thread Carroll Kong
Well, even in THIS case it is far more reasonable. Documented hours of hard testing/working on networking gear in a lab by Cisco. That I would go for. Because, like I said 3 years of router rubbing ... come on, I am sure you have had assignments which let you demolish that

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-07-02 Thread n rf
Carroll Kong wrote: I liked Howard's idea, however, yes it is not scalable, but would improve the quality. My other post suggested, Cisco has not shown any real attempt to make it that much harder, they do want more CCIEs out there. If that is what they want, nothing we do will really

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-07-01 Thread annlee
I think we're really approaching a discussion of operational knowledge vs. technical knowledge. The young intern (and the ones at the teaching hospital here really do look they're right out of high school last week) has a lot of knowlege, and it isn't just crammed into her head; it's

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-07-01 Thread Carroll Kong
let's put it this way...there are ways of correlating medical laboratory tests that I worked out on my own. Indeed, when I was about 16, I came up with a hypothesis independently (but triggered by an aside in a paper on something else) that; (1) it would be clinically useful to be

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-07-01 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
At 11:19 AM -0400 6/29/03, Carroll Kong wrote: I'm not quite sure where this is going to go, but as you may know, I've worked pretty extensively in medicine, have developed expert systems for diagnosis, etc. When you mentioned Doogie Howser, you gave me several flashbacks to some very

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-30 Thread Carroll Kong
I'm not quite sure where this is going to go, but as you may know, I've worked pretty extensively in medicine, have developed expert systems for diagnosis, etc. When you mentioned Doogie Howser, you gave me several flashbacks to some very bright young interns that don't necessarily have

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-30 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
At 4:56 AM + 6/28/03, Carroll Kong wrote: I liked Howard's idea, however, yes it is not scalable, but would improve the quality. My other post suggested, Cisco has not shown any real attempt to make it that much harder, they do want more CCIEs out there. If that is what they want, nothing

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-30 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
At 11:19 AM -0400 6/29/03, Carroll Kong wrote: I'm not quite sure where this is going to go, but as you may know, I've worked pretty extensively in medicine, have developed expert systems for diagnosis, etc. When you mentioned Doogie Howser, you gave me several flashbacks to some very

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-30 Thread annlee
I think we're really approaching a discussion of operational knowledge vs. technical knowledge. The young intern (and the ones at the teaching hospital here really do look they're right out of high school last week) has a lot of knowlege, and it isn't just crammed into her head; it's

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-28 Thread Carroll Kong
The point is that in any profession, somewhere along the line, somebody is making an arbitrary decision. Medicine, law, you name it - somewhere along the line an arbitrary decision is being made. To say that the CCIE process should be any different is really to hold the program to

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-27 Thread n rf
Carroll Kong wrote: Look, first of all, I'm obviously not endorsing that anybody with x years of experience are automatically handed a ccie number. They would still have to pass the test just like anybody else. I trimmed down some of my extra fluff in the quote, sorry, just read

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-27 Thread n rf
douglas mizell wrote: Jeez, That is ridiculous, the program is run by Cisco, a private corporation. It is not a government entity and requiring those types of prerequisites makes no sense. Well, to use that line of thought, why not just go all the way? Why require any

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread Jack Nalbandian
Oh, but I thought corporate management can never be wrong. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of n rf Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] Jack Nalbandian wrote

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread n rf
David Vital wrote: My frame of reference must just be so dramatically different from a lot of the other's here. I don't understand what all the griping is about. I read a quote in an article the other day that just rings totally true to me. Nobody is worth $200,000 a year. NOBODY. If you

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread n rf
Jack Nalbandian wrote: Oh, but I thought corporate management can never be wrong. I never said that. Corporate management can indeed be wrong - but not for long. Slowly but eventually, the free market adjusts. For example, right now, what if Harvard all of a sudden got really easy - easy

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread douglas mizell
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RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread n rf
But then the next problem is how many years of experience is considered valid? Honestly, I do not think the number of years of experience means that much a fair number of the time. Why? Well, it depends on the quality of the experience, in my book. Advanced troubleshooting,

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread Howard C. Berkowitz
At 3:53 PM + 6/26/03, douglas mizell wrote: Jeez, That is ridiculous, the program is run by Cisco, a private corporation. It is not a government entity and requiring those types of prerequisites makes no sense. How do you quantify experience anyway? Several ways. In an actual

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-26 Thread Carroll Kong
But then the next problem is how many years of experience is considered valid? Honestly, I do not think the number of years of experience means that much a fair number of the time. Why? Well, it depends on the quality of the experience, in my book. Advanced troubleshooting,

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread Xy Hien Le
dear n rf, area you still in networking business, and are you a CCIE? Just curious :) Xy - Original Message - From: n rf To: Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:46 PM Subject: RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] douglas mizell wrote: not. I honestly cannot comment on the job

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread Jack Nalbandian
of a network. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of n rf Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] Jack Nalbandian wrote: That is anecdotal nonsense. Any major corporation in need

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread n rf
Jack Nalbandian wrote: CCIEs with some experience are considered to have college equivalent experience and training as it pertains to technical know-how, knowledge that has proven to be crucial in the survival of a few companies that I have worked in. The companies did not care very

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread David Vital
douglas mizell wrote: Hi, I don't normally participate in threads like this but I could not resist. Everything posted so far is probably correct and necessary and would apply generically to any job hunt. I have my lab scheduled for October (first attempt). I started this

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread Jack Nalbandian
: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 1:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] Jack Nalbandian wrote: CCIEs with some experience are considered to have college equivalent experience and training as it pertains to technical know-how, knowledge that has proven

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread n rf
Jack Nalbandian wrote: The consensus among all corporate managers that I have dealt with is that CCIEs cannot obtain their status with at least some real experience. That is the consensus. Don't shoot me for it. \ Those corporate managers are wrong. They may want to look up the term

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread n rf
\ I just don't believe that you can not find a job if you are experienced and certified. It might not be your dream job. it might not pay as much as you thought you would be making now. And it might require you to relocate. But there are jobs out there. The issue is not finding a

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-25 Thread David Vital
n rf wrote: Therefore when people say there are no jobs, they don't mean that there are literally no jobs, they mean that the overall quality of the jobs has declined dramatically (something which I doubt anybody will seriously dispute) such that other options look mighty attractive by

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread Jack Nalbandian
anecdotal. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zsombor Papp Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] Based on anecdotal evidence I've seen on this list before, I can give you

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread Zsombor Papp
rate is in the D/FW area of Texas for a CCIE... So I can't comment on such. -Mark -Original Message- From: n rf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] - jvd wrote: I wonder

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread Carroll Kong
: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] - jvd wrote: I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say about this post? So basically, you want us to lie, eh? ;-. Seriously, CCIE salaries have been down

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread douglas mizell
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of n rf Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] - jvd wrote: I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say about this post? So basically

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread n rf
douglas mizell wrote: not. I honestly cannot comment on the job market at home except to say it sounds dismal, if there really are CCIE's out there fighting over $35K jobs than to hell with this whole idea, open a taco stand. Which is why a growing number of them are leaving the industry.

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread n rf
Jack Nalbandian wrote: That is anecdotal nonsense. Any major corporation in need of real techs and that has a Cisco infrastructure will certainly consider CCIEs very seriously, yes even above so-called CS degree holders without much experience, for technical lead positions. I can bring

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-24 Thread n rf
Carroll Kong wrote: Even NRF has mentioned diversity is the key, Even me, eh? Ouch. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=71321t=71143 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info:

how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread james kong
Just the same as the subject,anyone who know it please tell!Thank u! Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=71143t=71143 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread MADMAN
Never enough ;) Dave james kong wrote: Just the same as the subject,anyone who know it please tell!Thank u! -- David Madland CCIE# 2016 Sr. Network Engineer Qwest Communications 612-664-3367 Government can do something for the people only in proportion as it can do something to the people.

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread - jvd
I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say about this post? Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7i=71177t=71143 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread n rf
- jvd wrote: I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say about this post? So basically, you want us to lie, eh? ;-. Seriously, CCIE salaries have been down for awhile and any honest discussion about salaries is going to be necessarily negative. When something's black,

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread Mark W. Odette II
area of Texas for a CCIE... So I can't comment on such. -Mark -Original Message- From: n rf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] - jvd wrote: I wonder if anybody is going to have anything

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread Will Gragido
rf Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] - jvd wrote: I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say about this post? So basically, you want us to lie, eh? ;-. Seriously, CCIE salaries have been down

Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread Brian W.
Theres a survey link on www.tcpmag.com, check it out. Bri - Original Message - From: james kong To: Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 8:51 AM Subject: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] Just the same as the subject,anyone who know it please tell!Thank u! Message Posted

RE: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143]

2003-06-23 Thread Zsombor Papp
for a CCIE... So I can't comment on such. -Mark -Original Message- From: n rf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how about ccie salary in US? [7:71143] - jvd wrote: I wonder if anybody is going to have anything positive to say