From: yakout esmat (yesmat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 06:22:53 GMT-3
Eric
It is a tough question. And I am sure the responses will vary from one to
another.
There are few things to consider;
1) Supply and demand, obviously the demand on IT professionals (CCIE or not)
is diminishing so quickly as the world market kneels and curls into a fetal
position (hope it doesn't go back to the womb)
2) The real question is, will the market ever pick up? and when? I think it
will pick up, but not as it was before, not even close. When.....well this
is the million dollar question, because if it is going to take few years to
"START" picking up, then every one needs to rethink and revisits their
strategies (different people have different strategies)
3) When the market picks up, employers will start employing people with
experience first and certification second, and these will be toooooo many.
So if you want to arm yourself with CCIE, gain experience here and there and
hold your breath, joing the club..I can see you already are a member of Club
Groupstudy :-))
My personal opinion, don't follow any body's foot steps, just follow your
dreams regardless.
If you like IT and like the challenge of CCIE, by all means go for it. It
has to pay at the end and will never go to waste ever.
Yakout
-----Original Message-----
From: eric [mailto:namaste@pacbell.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 2:27 AM
To: yakout esmat
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: OT. Any guarantee that the CCIE
Please excuse my off the subject questions.
Just wanted to get some input from group members. Will the CCIE Cert. get
you or
me a job in todays market or better yet next years market looking at giving
myself 6 months (unemployment Benefits ) to get my number.
I am thinking of going to one of the many schools after my upcoming layoff;
are
they worth the investment or should I try to do it on my own with the help
of
this list and the labs that are out there ?
I am trying to get a sense of how bad is it out there and will things turn
around. I love this field and if it matters I live in the Bay Area and would
rather not leave after getting my number but will do what it takes to stay
in the
field.
Thanks for any input or advice.
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