From: Larson, Chris (Contractor) (Chris.Larson@xxxxxx)
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 14:04:48 GMT-3
Or installing carnivore at the ISP's and analyzing the output??
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From: Eric Rogers [mailto:Eric.Rogers@RexGlobal.com]
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 11:56 AM
To: Scott Morris; 'thomas larus'; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: FBI apparently values Cisco certification (CCNP and CCIE)
I wonder if you'll be doing "Legal Hacking" for the Gov't?
Eric R.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
Subject: RE: FBI apparently values Cisco certification (CCNP and CCIE)
> Pay scale is definitely a shift from typical CCIE stuff... But on the
> other hand, you get a gun. :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> thomas larus
> 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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