From: Darby Weaver (ccie.weaver@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 14 2009 - 22:51:51 ARST
That's my problem.
I get dinged all the time on being too verbose. I think I did well today at
my change control to replace a pair of ASA's. But I went through like 3
rounds of tuning it down. I got conditional approval pending some
notifications to owners.
I'm getting better at this verbal stuff.
What's interesting is if Cisco takes this opportunity while revamping the
Voice and Security Tracks to require the verbal interview immediately for
both tracks as they are re-introduced to the public.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Huan Pham
<Huan.Pham@peopletelecom.com.au>wrote:
> Hi Darby,
>
> I think this move is a good one, as it is standardized across all
> testing centres. The move (or rumor? ) 6 months ago about short
> interviews in Bejing was a joke. No standardized exams have different
> standards in different locations!
>
> BTW, Darby, I am sure you will enjoy the verbal interview :-) If they do
> have bonus for excellent answers, then, maybe you can earn even more
> than 100% for that section. The only thing you may need to worry about
> is to keep it within 10 minutes :-)))
>
> Cheers,
> Huan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Darby Weaver
> Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2009 10:44 AM
> To: Dale Shaw
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Changes to CCIE Lab and Written Exam Question Format and
> Scoring
>
> Didn't they just hire a lot of new proctors around the globe? I recall
> a friend of mine interviewed for a slot in Brussels and I recall seeing
> at least one spot open for RTP or San Jose.
>
> Hmmm...
>
> I think the whole purpose it to get a "verbal interview" not another
> paper test people can memorize.
>
> The whole point is to get rid of the "dump ecology" that is perceived to
> have developed.
>
> Another written exam would not meet this objective.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Dale Shaw <dale.shaw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A lot of people seem to be assuming this will be a face-to-face
> > interview with the proctor. Based on what I read in the e-mail and the
>
> > certifications support site, I am expecting to see the questions
> > delivered via computer, or perhaps even on paper.
> >
> > Sure, the proctor will read and assess your answer as part of marking
> > your entire lab (as per usual), but how could there be any
> > face-to-face interaction when there's one proctor, multiple
> > candidates, and everyone starts at the same time?
> >
> > So, from an interview stress perspective, I don't think there's
> > anything to worry about. On the whole I think this is a good thing,
> > however I do feel sorry for those who do not speak English as a first
> > language.
> >
> > cheers,
> > Dale
> >
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