I thought that in order to have a valid CCIE you had to have a minimum of 3 years experience in a specified field? Impressive!
-----Original Message----- From: Daymon McCartney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 7:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Certification Advice Out of curiosity, how did you manage the CCIE without work experience? From everyone I've talked to, including other CCIEs, this is nearly an impossible feat unless you've been working with it for a while in a hands-on environment. Do you have a photographic memory!? :-) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 5:25 AM To: Igor D. Spivak; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Certification Advice I have a CAN, CCIE, CCNA, CCDP, MCSE, and an A+, and currently attending collage for computer science. I still cant get a job, because I have no work experience. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor D. Spivak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 1:51 PM Subject: Certification Advice > I have decided to pursue some form of certification in order to increase the > number of pages on my resume. > My background -- about 6 years of Systems Administration, including some > security administration on > Linux, MS, and Sun platforms. There are too many certification programs > availiable, and I was wondering which ones do you recommend and which ones > have real market value? (would you hire a person with such a > certification?). I am adverse to MS cerifications (no offence meant to > anyone) as i consider them a waste of time and money, but if thats what > sells, please tell me. So far I never had a problem finding employment w/o > any certification, but it looks like more and more job postings require > certification (and not so much experience). > > regards, > > igor d. spivak >
