From: Ethan Whitt (ewhitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Jan 18 2001 - 18:33:20 GMT-3
You work for Cisco. The CCIE has more value to partners. Besides, everyone
knows that traveling consultants for large Cisco partners make more money
than Cisco employees. If you work for Cisco, you should have received a
$2000 bonus (CAP Award) and 1000 - 4000 options (depending on your
performance grade). The CCIE does have value where it is needed most. Most
high level head hunters won't even talk to you unless you have one for
certain positions. I agree the CCIE isn't difficult to pass, but the CCIE
does have value...
-Eddie
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
dezhong
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:59 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: CCIE, is it difficult? is it valuable?
Hi, all,
I heard many stories about how difficult to get the CCIE and how valuable it
is. So now I'm.
I joined Cisco last June as a new graduate student without any cisco
background.
I passed the CCIE in last Dec. My salary is still as low as 68,000. My
grade is still as low as 6. And it seem there is no big promotion in the
near future. No promotion to grade 8.
I don't feel it is difficult to pass the CCIE. I also doubt the value of the
CCIE. In my opinion, even you have CCIE, it still depend on whether you have
good experience. Like me, without any work experience except in cisco for
several months. Can you see I'm a valuable CCIE?
Dezhong Cai
Cisco Systems, CCIE # 6621
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