From: Herbert Maosa (asawilunda@googlemail.com)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2007 - 04:53:58 ART
Well,
I tend do differ a little bit regarding this so called ambiguities. From my
experience, the wording is such that it eliminates certain ways of answering
the question and drives you towards possibly the one single way they want
you to do it. In my experience, it does seem to be ambiguous when you are at
that point where they have eliminated all the ways that you know to answer
the question and yet still expect you to answer it somehow. At the end of
the day I personally am beginning to believe that the more intimate one gets
with the technologies and and their intricancies the less ambiguous the exam
seems to be. This is my experience of 2 unsuccessful attempts, the second
one being really close and I have being wrestling with the idea of asking
for a re-read until now that I have agreed with me, myself and I to just go
back and pass it with no questions asked. But on my second attempt the exam
was really clear to me, and for points that I missed I really know exactly
why I missed them -
Honestly speaking, the mentors are more than willing to clarify questions to
you ( at least the mentors in SJ ) if you ask them wisely without making
them feel like you are asking for a solution. So, if you find the exam
questions not clear, you better ask them why you are doing the exam than
wait for the score report and then complain on GS - usually a little bit too
late.
Without breaking the NDA, I had a question where I truly believed the IOS on
my switch did not support the solution required. I went to the mentor and he
confirmed that yes, the IOS version could not support MY solution, but he
insisted that as an expert, FIND A WORK AROUND using the IOS provided.
Well, guess what, I just found the work around :-) just a little bit too
late ! And NO, I dont think this is even going to be in IEWB 12.0 :-)
But that's besides the point.
Hm.
On 10/22/07, Felix Nkansah <felixnkansah@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been reading and hearing quite a lot these days about the real CCIE
> lab using ambiguities to trick candidates or lead them down the wrong
> paths.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, I think this is not fair or a good way of testing
> technical skillsets and experience.
>
> However, given that the real lab is now a lab of ambiguities in wording,
> does anyone have suggestions on how candidates preparing for the lab can
> handle this 'problem' too.
>
> I know vendor workbooks help with the mastery of technologies, etc. But
> what
> would help to cope with the ambiguities? Not the proctors, I know.
>
> Perhaps a Masters degree in English Literature - :))
>
> Let me know your suggestions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Felix
>
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