Re: cert quest

From: Jonathan Natale (jonatale@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Dec 23 2002 - 19:14:23 GMT-3


thanks
so it would be cheaper and quicker to take the 2 tests (vs 4), right?
how much [US]$$$ for the two?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ouellette, Tim" <tim.ouellette@eds.com>
To: "'Jonathan Natale'" <jonatale@earthlink.net>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 11:03 PM
Subject: RE: cert quest

> Jonathan,
>
> the ccnp and ccie are different certification tracks. "ccie-written" is
not
> a certification at all, it is merely a qualification test to show that you
> have certain concepts memorized and that you qualify to take the lab. So
> basically, if you took the written qualification test and then passed the
> lab. You'd be a CCIE. It doesn't make you a CCNP although experience
shows
> that if one can pass the CCIE lab, you'd have a pretty darn good shot at
> CCNP.
>
> You can take either all four seperate tests for ccnp (routing, switching,
> remote access, support) or just take the foundation test and then support
to
> get you your CCNP.
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Natale [mailto:jonatale@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 4:36 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: cert quest
>
>
> i passed my ccna and ccie written in 99 (skipped other ccxx)
>
> i want to get my ccnp now
>
> what test(s) do i need to pass now
>
> it looks like just 2: 640-841 Foundations, and 640-606 Support
>
> but what if i just do the ccie written, will that make me a ccnp
>
> as i recall the ccie written was easy, but it did not make me a ccxx, it
> actually did not make me anything
>
> so i called myself ccie-written
>
> i don't think the lab cost increase can be justified
>
> so i am just going to do the writtens
>
> er, how much are they now
>
> but "ccie-written" has not seemed to help my hirability so i think ccnp
> might
>
> does this make sense
>
>
> thnx
> .
.



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