From: Scott Morris (swm@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 12:31:22 GMT-3
Pay scale is definitely a shift from typical CCIE stuff... But on the
other hand, you get a gun. :)
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From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
thomas larus
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 9:16 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: OT: FBI apparently values Cisco certification (CCNP and CCIE)
I was looking at CCIE jobs on Monster and noticed an FBI special agent
ad. I don't qualify for this, because I just turned 37, and you need to
have not reached 37 on appointment, but I saw neat things in the ad.
There are different tracks for entry as a Special Agent. One is the CS
track, in which you need to have a CS degree or engineering degree or
something like that, OR ANY BA or BS combined with CCNP or CCIE.
No other certs were mentioned. Just Cisco. It is almost the only job
ad where I have seen CCNP recognized as being so valuable. You know
what I mean. Usually, the ads say, vendor cert is helpful or required,
and they mention CCNA or CCIE, as if the person who wrote the ad had
never heard of the CCNP, and probably thought the CCIE is just a little
harder than the CCNA.
This is a very good sign for those of us who have chosen to pursue Cisco
certs. I have heard that sometimes the gov't will let certs like MCSE
and CCNA substitute for a certain amount of experience to meet minimum
prereqs, but I did not know that a CCNP or CCIE would help to cure the
defect of lacking a CS or engineering degree, so a liberal arts major
(or lawyer) can at least be considered for a networking job.
If you are an engineer with tons of industry experience, and the Cisco
certs, well, you are still the star, so please don't feel threatened by
those of us with misspent youths in law or accounting or business who
just want to be able to be considered for jobs as your apprentice.
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