From: D.H. Williams (draythw@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Oct 09 2008 - 12:29:36 ART
I don't post too often, but I have to say this is one of the better posts
I've read in awhile. Nice perspective, Nate. I think you are spot on.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Nate Cielieska <ncielieska@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> I just wanted to send a quick email to give some perspective a month or two
> after i passed the exam. I will be honest, after your CCIE the last thing
> you want to do is study.. i took about a month off but i take once a week
> to
> do a IE core lab or once every two weeks go through one of Narbik's
> workbooks (I will be doing SP or Security after Jan.1) . In my travels i
> have been able to interview some pretty strong IE's and regretably.. some
> weak ones. The real differentiator that i have been able to find is
> maintenance. I think this is one of the reasons why guys with 1xCCIE (ie
> Bruce Caslow) have such great reputations in the network community and some
> people with multiple IE's are not trusted because the IE became a focus on
> what i'm doing now, and everything else slip (including a non solidified
> understanding of content in an earlier IE). The CCIE is not a destination,
> it is an affirmation of your skills @ a snapshot in time. Since i have
> passed the CCIE i feel that i have a responsibility to the network
> community
> (and my employer) to maintain the skills that are to do with Routing and
> Switching, if i feel strong enough that i am @ a CCIE level verbatim with
> those technologies, i will consider another one. I think that mindset after
> the exam maintains the integrity of the certification to which we have all
> worked so hard.
>
> Just wanted to throw some perspective from someone a little bit after they
> passed.
>
> Regards,
> Nate
> CCIE #21955
>
>
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