From: Darby Weaver (ccie.weaver@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 01:15:49 ARST
Hey... I have to go through the same thing. I guess I practice the "short
and concise" versions.
You know for all we know the questions may not even be that majorly
technical.
Given the number of interviewers who I've ran into who said that
Spanning-Tree was an issue for some job candidates for these jobs with
high-availability and redundancy environments. I can easily see the
following types of questions:
1. ARP - Explain to me exactly how arp works and what tools you would use
from the CLI to modify verify this behavior, to modify this behavior, to
make a router perform proxy arp, to make the ios not perform as a proxy arp,
and finally explain what a gratuitious arp is and what it does. Now when if
ever would we see an ios-based device use a gratuitious arp, proxy arp, or
arp.
2. Spanning-Tree - Explain it and then here's a triangle or a quadrangle and
I want you to explain to me how to make a packet take one path versus
another path. Great now if you cannot do it that way show me another way.
Excellent, now if you cannot do it either using either of those methods show
me another way.
3. Explain how the following IGP works with regard to 1 and 2. Now tell me
how IGP A works with regard to the first change in question 1. Now explain
to me what happens if we choose the second option in question number 2.
4. Explain how BGP works with items 1,2, and maybe 3.
5. Explain helper-address and give a scenario of when it might be used.
6. Tell me why you might x technology in y scenario or why not.
7. Explain how a routing table is used and when a route might be selected.
Great you know this well. Here's an example of a routint table. I want you
to tell me what you would do it to get it to like this (another example).
I mean just using these types of questions and plenty more where they come
from, I could see things that might actually help lab candidates during the
course of the lab in a sense of getting warmed up a little.
We can go on for days here with each technology for each of the CCIE Tracks.
On 1/14/09, Piotr <usaccie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I wonder if it will be the same proctor that gives you the oral exam and
> then sits in the lab. Every time he looks at you you will wonder if he is
> looking at you because you got a short answer question wrong or what, lol.
> I'll find out soon enough. :)
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Tony Varriale <tvarriale@flamboyaninc.com
> > wrote:
>
>> I assure you there is no perception. It's real. Has been for a long
>> time.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> Darby Weaver
>>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 5:44 PM
>> 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
>> >
>> >
>> > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________________________________
>> > Subscription information may be found at:
>> > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>>
>>
>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>>
>> _______________________________________________________________________
>> Subscription information may be found at:
>> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>>
>>
>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>>
>> _______________________________________________________________________
>> Subscription information may be found at:
>> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Sun Mar 01 2009 - 09:43:38 ARST