From: Peter Rybaczyk (psrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2001 - 22:31:29 GMT-3
Maybe some of you who are going to be too embarassed to have the # after your
name (due to the upcoming CCIE devaluation!!!) could auction them off on eBay?
I
would be curious to know how Cisco would react to this idea. Then those of us
who are still trying to get it, could just buy it (might be cheaper!) and put i
t
after our names with (proudly purchased on eBay) after it. Sorry for the
sarcasm, but I've been prepping pretty hard lately and need to let off some
steam, especially after seeing all this c... flying around about how worthless
the certification is becoming. Anyone heard of progress and competition?
Peter Rybaczyk
a proudly aspiring CCIE
John Kaberna wrote:
> Steve there's no sense in posting this sort of thing. The vast majority of
> these people can't see the plain writing on the wall or are in denial of
> what is clear. You are actually off a bit on the numbers too. It is about
> 200-250 a month which is about 1200-1500 CCIE's per 6 months. Once the
> format shifts to one day we will have a month or two where the numbers will
> be slowed. Cisco will then tell everyone that they were right about the
> exam being harder. Then as everyone commits the usual NDA violations and
> people figure out the new format the pass rate will be around 400-500.
> IMHO, the first month that we have 500 people pass will signal the official
> decline of the CCIE just as we have seen with all the other top certs. Sure
> it won't be like the MCSE or CNE because it is still a lab exam (for now
> anyways). But, it certainly won't be anything special worth putting under
> your signature anymore. I know the first time I see 500 people pass in a
> month I'm taking my number off my signature. The good news is something
> else will come around to replace it eventually. The CCIE won't be the top
> certification in this field forever. Juniper anyone? :)
>
> John Kaberna
> CCIE #7146
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