From: Gustavo Novais (gustavo.novais@novabase.pt)
Date: Mon Jan 16 2006 - 13:55:12 GMT-3
My opinion about that is that the exam indeed is different, but having a
lower number only means that you've been tested on different (dare I say
legacy?!) technologies. Following that thought, if your employer has a
lot of DECNET or IPX then probably he's doing the best choice choosing a
number under 10000, but if he will migrate to IPv6 soon... perhaps a
newer one will fit his need better.
Either way I think it depends, being a CCIE shows that at sometime in
your life you did the effort of becoming one. If you keep up to date, or
not, depends on yourself.
For example I know some cases where "old" sub 10000 CCIE's became
managers of something and only go the extra mile of studying for
recertification, because of the "status", but that does not mean by far
that they are up to date with the technologies. It only means that
they've heard something about them.
On the other hand CCIE's who kept a technical profile are without a
doubt more up to date with the current technology.
To finalize, I think it will get to the point where CCIE will the base
point for appreciation of skills, what you've done after, will truly
differentiate one form another.
I have the conscience that getting the CCIE is only the beginning of a
journey of knowledge. Maintaining the knowledge is sometimes harder than
achieving it.
It is only my opinion.
Gustavo Novais
From: CCIEin2006 [mailto:ciscocciein2006@gmail.com]
Sent: segunda-feira, 16 de Janeiro de 2006 16:30
To: Leigh Harrison
Cc: Rick; Gustavo Novais; Cisco certification
Subject: [SPAM] - Re: CCIE Numbers are Flying! - Sending mail server
found on relays.ordb.org
In the 90's all companies were talking about were MCSE.
By the time I got half way through my MCSE companies said there are too
many MCSE's and they were looking for CCNA's.
In 2001 I finished my CCNA and companies responded with "thats all you
got? We're looking for CCNP's now."
In 2004 I finished my CCNP and companies laughed at that. They told me a
CCNP and a 25 cents will get you a pack of gum.
In 2005 I saw some job ads were looking for CCIE's but only if your
number was below 10,000. To humor those idiots I asked them why such a
stringent requirement, they said it was because the CCIE exam has gotten
easier to pass and the newer candidates are not as knowledgeable as the
older CCIE's.
I just hope cisco doesn't fade away like Novell did...
On 1/16/06, Leigh Harrison <ccileigh@gmail.com> wrote:
I passed on 7th November 2005 and am #15331, Anthony Squeira passed on
5th Jan 2006 and is #15626. That was nearly 300 in just under 2 months
and that includes christmas break!!
Is there a chance of a ccie becoming common ?
LH
Rick wrote:
>I am #14319 and I passed on Jan. 5, 2005. That is basically 3.5 IE's
per day
>for the year 2005.
>11 days in 2006 = 3.5 IE's per day. I think 2006 will be very close to
>2005, just my opinion.
>
>just thought it would be a change of pace to post this for fun
>
>Rick
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gustavo Novais" <gustavo.novais@novabase.pt>
>To: "CCIEin2006" < ciscocciein2006@gmail.com
<mailto:ciscocciein2006@gmail.com> >; "Cisco certification"
><ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:30 AM
>Subject: RE: CCIE Numbers are Flying!
>
>
>
>
>>Hi,
>>As long as I can tell, I was the first on groupstudy this year (not on
>>Cisco, I asked the proctor!) and I was 15622... We've been receiving
>>word of #15661... so in 11 days (counting weekend!) we've had 39
CCIE's!
>>
>>
>>Gustavo Novais
>>
>>Cisco CCIE #15622 (R&S-----Original Message-----
>>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto: nobody@groupstudy.com
<mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com> ] On Behalf Of
>>CCIEin2006
>>Sent: segunda-feira, 16 de Janeiro de 2006 15:23
>>To: Cisco certification
>>Subject: CCIE Numbers are Flying!
>>
>>Is it just me or are CCIE's passing at a faster rate with the new exam
>>format than the old exam format?
>>Am I just imagining things?
>>
>>One of my goals was to get a CCIE number below 16000 but it looks like
>>by May we will be well beyond that.
>>
>>What do you think the monthly average of new CCIE's is?
>>
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