From: Stuart.Juggins@computacenter.com
Date: Fri Dec 16 2005 - 06:49:05 GMT-3
Guys and Gals,
Little bit of advice needed, my dilemma is as follows.
I'm currently studying for my R&S Lab and have quite a lot to do before
I'll be ready. Also a colleague of mine is currently studying for his
CCSP and will then be going on to his Security Lab as this is what he
prefers (finds it more interesting), I had also thought of doing this as
Security is interesting and is a growth area.
I was chatting to a couple of new hire CCIE's to my company and they have
said to me not to bother doing the R&S but to go down the CCSP (or Voice
if I wanted) route and then do the Security lab in a year or so. At first
I thought no, but they were talking to me about the job market (in the UK)
and were saying that whenever they had interviews they would be asked what
there CCIE was in (i.e R&S) and then what they specialized in (e.g
Security, Voice etc). Basically what they found was there's an abundant
supply of R&S CCIE's hence the requirements to specialize in something.
They were saying to me CCSP's are earning nearly as much as R&S CCIE's,
and if I did the Security lab I would be far more employable.
What do you think? If you were 6 months away from "attempting" (possibly
not passing) the R&S lab would you continue down that route or extend your
studying by 6-12 months and go down the more employable route?
I know it's a personal decision, but would appreciate the opinion of you
guys. This does really only relate to the UK job market. Also I
appreciate that for some the main reason to do the CCIE is not financial
incentive, but that is a major factor for most.
Thanks,
Stuart.
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