From: Fanglo MA (fangloma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Tue Jul 23 2002 - 06:30:04 GMT-3
Good saying!
Regards,
Fanglo
On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, yakout esmat wrote:
> 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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