From: Cliff Moseley (cliffmoseley@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri May 30 2008 - 11:18:33 ART
Thanks!> From: richardlpickard@hotmail.com> To: cliffmoseley@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: PASSED!!!> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 23:01:32 -0500> > > >
Congradulations!> > You life will NEVER be the same again> > Richard (312)
339-6157> CCIE | NNCSE | MCSE | CCSE> bgp-peer@hotmail.com> > > > -----
Original Message ----- > From: "Cliff Moseley" <cliffmoseley@hotmail.com>> To:
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:45 PM> Subject:
PASSED!!!> > > > It's my turn to talk about this long road to passing. I
joined this mail > > list> > back in 2002 in order to study for my lab. I tell
you what, even though > > you> > may not have passed your exam yet, the amount
of knowledge that you are> > attaining will stick with you for years. I took
my test twice in the > > Spring> > of 03 and unfortunately did not pass. I put
it on the shelf for several> > reasons 1) I began consulting and realized
there is a ton of stuff to > > learn in> > business and also how contracting
works 2) I unfortunately had run into > > CCIEs> > that were not helpful and
struck with God complexes.> >> >> >> > Let me harp on my past two points since
some of you may not understand > > what I> > mean. Part of becoming a CCIE is
more than just passing the test, you> > honestly need to have the work
experience associated with it. Experiences> > meaning the ability to assess an
unfamiliar situation, ask the right> > questions, work with others as well as
educate, and the ability to even> > research the situation if it is extremely
complex. I ran into CCIEs that> > jumped the gun and did not do these
things....ASS-uming was one of the > > reasons> > why they were unable to
produce positive results along with the God > > complex.> > A lot of these
people make very bad names for themselves and wind up > > talked> > about
amongst the contracting world.....trust me, you don't want labeled > > as> >
one of the A$$hole CCIEs in this industry......you won't find a job. > >
Luckily> > I ran into those CCIEs that had the positive qualities I mentioned
> > previously.> > This inspired me to begin my studies again.> >> > First off
everything I studied for in 02 and 03 stuck with me. When I > > began> >
studying again I found myself remembering most of everything or I found > >
myself> > saying, "Oh yeah I remember that". This definitely put me ahead of
the > > game> > in regards to 'starting from scratch'. Of course I had to
cover all the > > new> > things and command changes which was mindboggling at
times, but I worked> > through it. The only materials I used were Cisco books
and Dynamips using> > InternetworkExperts Labs 1-10 and 11-20. I got to the
point that there > > was no> > reason to actually configure most of the
sections b/c I had done it so > > much it> > wouldn't have mattered. So
instead I would just copy and paste, > > frame-relay> > for example, just to
minimize my time. Repetition is important and your > > way of> > thinking is
crucial. Also take a class. I took a class at ASM > > Educational> > Center in
Rockville MD with Narbik Kocharians 3CCIE. This dude knows WAY > > too> > much
and he is a hell of reference. You'll realize how much you actually > > know>
> and don't know. Make sure, and this is critical as well, that you think > >
you> > can pass the lab before you take the class. Narbik will cover tons of>
> information in a short period of time and its crucial that you already > >
know> > what he is talking about so you pick out the things that you may not
have> > heard or our not clear on. Also have your questions ready. Before my >
> first> > day I already had concerns I wanted to throw at him from all of my
> > studying> > and lab scenarios which he totally cleared up!! After that
class I knew > > more> > than enough to pass the exam.> >> > CCIE #20908> >>
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