From: Scott Morris (smorris@ipexpert.com)
Date: Fri Sep 14 2007 - 09:50:59 ART
Enterprise networks will generally pay better than major SP's. Smaller ones
may have a different mindset on that so I couldn't tell you. What you need
to remember though is that looking at a web site about jobs "everywhere"
doesn't always translate to where you specifically are at, particularly if
you don't want to do any travelling or anything.
The market is whatever it is in your area. Most SPs aren't "moving away
from" Cisco, but most will have a variety of equipment in different areas of
their network. The bigger the SP, the bigger the diversity. Like most
things, it boils down to $$ and TCO.
Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713, JNCIE
#153, CISSP, et al.
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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
darth router
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:31 AM
To: Cisco certification
Subject: Service Provider jobs vs Enterprise
Hey guys,
I have worked at a small ISP (about 20k customers). I was not payed all that
well. Now I have a CCIE, and am wondering do the service provider jobs pay
vs the Enterprise jobs? I would love to get around 100k, and not have to
travel. It seems that the majory of CCIE jobs I see on the various jobs
sites all pay around 100k, some more some a little less. The CCIE gets you
treated pretty well if you work for a cisco reseller. Can anyone tell me the
pros and cons to working for a service provider with a CCIE? Are there still
a lot of service providers that even want CCIEs? from the very limited view
I have on service providers it seems like many are moving away from cisco
gear in favor of other vendors. I would love some advice here. I just got my
CCIE and I feel like I am just starting to finally get somewhere in my
career. I want my next job to the the right job, and a job I want to stick
with for some years.
DR
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