From: george_bethel@yahoo.com
Date: Wed May 04 2005 - 02:51:09 GMT-3
Not many people I can think of who might consider involvement in a
slow-motion trainwreck to be an opportunity. Maybe an ambulance chaser.
Granted it is a legitimate short-term opportunity for some, but not a career
that most people would want to settle down in.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Rinehart [mailto:jjrinehart@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:02 PM
To: george_bethel@yahoo.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: CCIE Opportunities During Telecom Consolidation
I probably wasn't very clear, I am a realist and understand the nature of
mergers, I am also a bright and driven professional that tends to look for
where the possibilities lie in the dynamics of a new situation like this.
The first 18-24 months of any merger is going to be a process of studying
where certain things fit together and where there is overlap---certainly
there is opportunity in the integration phase. I was thinking more of as
the changes happen, where all of you fellow professionals would see possible
opportunity. I don't expect this to just instantly rain possibilities, but
it helps to know where to look for them...maybe its the Ferengi in me... :P
----- Original Message -----
From: <george_bethel@yahoo.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:43 PM
Subject: RE: CCIE Opportunities During Telecom Consolidation
> You assume that just because there are mergers that growth will follow.
Not
> so. The mergers occur because telco's with resonable good balance sheets
> know that the only way they can post future growth for their investors is
> through acquiring companies and laying off redundant/superfulous
personnel.
> So the numbers of telco employees will be declining not increasing. The
> danger from this is that the larger the company the more inefficient they
> become because of internal bureaucracy.
>
> The opportunities such as they are will be for those experienced and well
> seasoned professionals who work as contractors during the integration of
the
> two networks. Please don't make the mistake of thinking anyone except a
> recruiter gives a wit what your CCIE number is or whether or not you hae
> passed the CCIE written. Experience is king. Most of the network
> engineering staff/management are just trying to mare sure they don't lose
> their job before they retire. A good many of those will be dusting off
> their kneepads. It is going to get ugly in the telco business. Really
> ugly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Joe Rinehart
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:43 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: CCIE Opportunities During Telecom Consolidation
>
>
> Didn't want to get too far off topic but wanted to see what you all might
> think about the way the industry is starting to consolidate. Inevitably
> during consolidation, mergers, and acquisitions there are lots of changes,
> and for those ambitious and qualified, there are opportunities. This is
the
> state of the industry these days, where do you see opportunities for
CCIE's
> or soon to be CCIE's as companies merge and grow?
>
> Joe Rinehart
> CCIE #14256, CCNP, CCDP
> Data Network Consultant
> AT&T Pacific Northwest Enterprise Markets
>
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