From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Sat Apr 05 2008 - 19:15:38 ART
Dale,
That seems to be the way of things in the UK. Customer facing + soft skills
+ CCIE = more money than CCIE geekism.
Regards
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Shaw" <dale.shaw@gmail.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:54 PM
Subject: Re: Salry range for CCIE
> As others have suggested: "a CCIE is not a CCIE is not a CCIE".
>
> The best, most effective technical people out there are also excellent
> communicators (written and oral), know when and how to address
> business problems with technical solutions (not all problems are best
> solved with technology!), and have other non-technical skills that
> make them more rounded - e.g. public speaking skills, time management,
> people management skills, business administration, negotiation skills,
> commercial awareness.
>
> You could be a CCIE who is locked away in a NOC, away from the
> customers, or you could be a CCIE in a customer-facing consultant
> role.
>
> I know in my organisation it's the technical people who are involved
> in the sales business that command higher salaries.
>
> In Australia, my guess is, as an CCIE in a full time position, you
> could reasonably expect to pull in between AUD $100 and $150K p.a.,
> depending on location and, more importantly, on those other
> non-technical skills.
>
> cheers,
> Dale
>
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