Re: OT:---------------Need advise on selecting type of JOB

From: CCIEin2006 (ciscocciein2006@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Feb 07 2006 - 22:20:19 GMT-3


That is pretty daring move to take Lab twice without having touched a router
before. I'm guessing your employer paid for the attempts?

I would definately start in a NOC position.

On 2/6/06, Capt.Spock <capt.spock@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Folks, Need advise on selecting type of JOB ...
>
> I am working on a DATA center migration project under a CCIE (architect).
> This is the first time I am working on a real router(passed CCNA twice,
> CCNP
> expired, CCIE lab failed twice). I do less work on cisco gear and more
> work
> on visio diagrams, KVM over IP devices. This project is supposed to be
> finished in 3 months but getting streched for ever.
>
> As a result my goal of learning new cisco stuff on a short period of time
> by
> myslef is getting diluted. But when I see the CCIE guy doing things it
> does
> teach me lot of things BY LOOKING OVER the shoulder.
>
> At the same point there are lot of openings in OPERATIONS support coming
> up
> which I feel will get me more hands on.
>
> What should I do? My goal is to learn new things and get CCIE (bench
> mark).
>
> Things I learnt:-
>
> Hardware knowledge, Fiber types (MM,SM,etc),designing networks by
> extending
> VLANs, RSPAN, KVM over IP, basic switch configs)
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
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