From: MADMAN (dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri May 31 2002 - 15:44:54 GMT-3
Sounds like the guy is a bit arrogant at best. I took the lab, second
time when I passed, in June of 96. I remember coming back and saying
about the lab, they have you configure a network you wouldn't wish on
your worst enemy. It is nothing to do with best practices, now or
then. They have you do configurations because you can not because you
should and I think part of the reason it to test your depth of
knowledge/understanding of the technology.
In my group I work with CCIE 1040 and CCIE 7000 something and a few
inbetween and a couple working on it. We all have differant strengths
and weaknesses. The lab was tough then and still is today, roughly 15%
pass. I just don't buy the "I'm this number therefore I blah, blah,
blah..."
Dave
"Carley, Charles" wrote:
>
> Or maybe he is one of those people that think his CCIE # is the only valid
> CCIE and everyone else is just getting lucky. I am sure this will open up a
> can of worms but my thought would be is this someone you would want to work
> for, even if you achieve you goal will he have any respect for you hard
> work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emmanuel Oppong [mailto:e-oppong@attbi.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 12:55 PM
> To: Ccielab@Groupstudy. Com
> Subject: CCIE: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
>
> I interviewed recently for a sr. networking position and mentioned to the
> interviewing manager, in passing, that I will be taking my ccie lab soon.
> His response got me thinking and wondered what your thoughts are. This is
> exacltly his response:
>
> "Guys these days pass ccie depending on what test they get. ccie is
> rediculous these days since the scenarios and questions asked are non-real
> life and no good practicing engineer will ever use the methods stipulated in
> the test" And then he goes on to say: "If you tune you ears to
> groupstudy.com and pay attention to some of the rediculous questions and
> scenarios being posed, then maybe you have a chance of passing". Guess
> what? This guy is a ccie himself with a number in the 3000s. By the way, I
> didn't piss him off for him to say these things, he actually was very
> impressed with my years of experience and educational background.
>
> It has gotten me thinking and quite frustrated at the thought of this
> certification being branded as "ridiculous" by the same employers we are
> trying to prove that we have top notch certification.
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