Re: OT: Cisco Certified Architect

The CCIE written has gone to bits. This is why it's got harder. I recall one
CCIE telling me years ago that not using dumps to pass it was simply
throwing money at Cisco. He recertified with dumps. I can't remember his
name. He offered to help. I declined. I gave my money to Cisco and passed
*eventually* thanks to good old honest sweat.

It is asked for in job ads, possibly by the gullible HR drone or for some
jobs that need a CCIE on board pretty quickly. It is a decent metric of
ability in itself *if* the passer was honest in achieving it because it is
not an easy test to pass if one is clean. You either have to have done
resits multiple times to absolutely sail it, or be rainman, or be off the
bellcurve, or be a bit lucky on the day. Not an easy test.

I will be taking the written sometime soon. I expect to have a fun time in
the testing centre. Probably sat next to someone who will clear it in less
than 25 minutes with 900+ but go figure ;)

Now maybe he's a genius, but remember Orson Welles said 'you can fit the
world's geniuses into an elevator' when he was described as one and Mr
Welles was quite a guy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darby Weaver" <ccie.weaver_at_gmail.com>
To: "Cisco certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Cisco Certified Architect

> Agreed no war.
>
> However go to your favorite job search site and take a look at how many
> jobs
> are requesting or will accept the CCIE Written as a qualifying metric for
> the job.
>
> Now if this number is the same or greater than for a CCIE. The exam does
> have a little more merit than a CCENT or CCNA.
>
> Here's some examples (only 11 met the search criteria):
>
> http://jobsearch.monster.com/Search.aspx?brd=1&q=%22ccie%20written%22&cy=us&lid=316&re=130
>
> However many jobs that may require a CCNP or CCIE, seem to respect a CCIE
> Written as an example of a certain level of skill when accompanied by a
> certain amount of OJT.
>
> So much to the effect that headhunters that need an actual CCIE, actually
> specify this these days in the adverts.
>
> So I wouldn't say the CCIE Written is without merit and if honestly earned
> it has a lot challenges that are of the exact caliber experienced in the
> CCIE Lab. Except a person 100 questions in a lot less time.
>
> Now since many people get by this exam as fast as possible - one's results
> may vary. However, it is a challenging exam and is like the OEQ's in
> terms
> of the average level of difficulty enountered... on average.
>
> So I still think it has something of a placeholder. And besides it renews
> a
> lot of other certs too.
>
>
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Received on Wed Jul 22 2009 - 21:46:12 ART