From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Thu Feb 14 2008 - 07:17:09 ARST
Be satisfied that you have passed with backing from your generous employer.
There is no need to use your success as a vehicle for a diatribe against a
vendor that by all accounts has provided you with a good deal of support. BT
are a client of mine and this sort of behavior on the list is
unprofessional.
----- Original Message -----
From: <jatinder.p.singh@bt.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:17 PM
Subject: Finally Pass Voice Lab on first attempt
> Dear All,
>
> Yesterday, I passed my ccie voice lab at brussels on my first attempt.
> Firstly I would like to thank all who helped me towards achieving this
> goal. Special thanks to Tarun pahuja, and the CCBootcamp team (Brad) who
> gave me personal support. Even though I did not buy any of their
> products they gave their personal contact details and helped me when I
> needed much help.
>
> I started this journey in early 2007, I cleared the written after
> reading all the recommended cisco press books. Then my company supported
> me in buying all the voice lab equipment which I setup in my office.
> They also approved for me to go on a bootcamp, and I choose to go to the
> IPexpert for 12 days.
>
> I bought all IPexpert products including COD and spent more then
> $10,000. However I found their bootcamp demoralizing and disappointing
> . I was discouraged and told that no one could pass the lab in the
> first attempt. I felt they were hiding things from me so as to prolong
> my studies so as to keep me lingering on.. Their support was terrible,
> their workbook had errors, little explanations and I found myself
> spending hours being frustrated when things would not work due to
> ommisions or things not explained properly. As a customer I expect a
> teaching product to be accurate and explain things so as to reinforce
> my technical abilities, but soon I discovered that their strategy was
> to hide things, to make me it difficult instead and to mentally
> discourage me so that I was guaranteed to fail on first attempt.
>
> However I kept positive and determined to pass this exam and made a
> challenge to pass it on my first attempt. I spent the next two months
> off work and studying 15-18 hours per day and working on my weaknesses.
> I consulted the cisco press books several times until I was comfortable
> with every technology and spent hours on-hands practising on all the
> technologies.
>
> From my experience the lab was not as hard as I thought it would be. I
> got back from Brussels today and saw the good news.. now its time for a
> break and some celebration.
>
> Thanks to you all.....
>
> J P Singh
>
> CCIE (R & S , Voice)
>
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