From: Peter (peter@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2001 - 17:33:21 GMT-3
Lemme guess, you are CCIE # 2XXX? Bullshit. Talk to some of those guys. I
work with about 20 CCIE's and everyone who got theirs 2-3 years ago all
agree that the test itself is much more difficult today. There are way more
features in IOS than there was. So why are more people passing? Marketing,
the internet, hype about certification, exam prep material, etc. Never
before have there been recepies on how to get certified. To all those who
have passed and are now saying how easy it is, get off your high horse.
Yes, you have learned much more than you previously know, but the
difficulity of the exam still remains the same.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Pomerhn" <tpomerhn@cisco.com>
To: "Kenneth Sacca" <ksacca@cisco.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>;
<markl11@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 12:30 PM
Subject: RE: Number of new CCIE's (off topic)
> > Jeez this topic is boring and so out of touch with
> > reality. I bet most of the complainers here are
> > former MCSE, CNE, ASE, A+ and all of those other
> > certification holders.
>
> If it's so boring, why the scathing email?
>
> ...and good comparison - if the trend keeps up, CCIE's won't be worth
> anything more than a MCSE. If that comes about, I wouldn't bother with
> the effort of even trying.
>
> > Your career isn't based on a certification. You
> > will never have a little fraternity of 5000 CCIEs
> > worldwide, where no one else can join the club.
>
> CCIE's dictate careers. Face it. And of course, as time goes on,
> there'll be more and more CCIE's. But you cannot argue with me saying
> that the test hasn't gotten easier. Believe me, I know a good deal about
> the program (being inside Cisco and at the RTP site), and you cannot win
> this argument with me.
>
> We're not saying "Don't let anyone into the club." We're saying, "Make
> it just as difficult to get into the club now as it was when I joined."
>
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