Re: R&S Written v4.0 Beta (Results Are Shipping and Quick

While I'd say the CCIE would be 'higher' I'm still proud that I've
obtained the 'lower' certs, even the 'Firewall specialist' title for
example. I still had to work for it, just less then I'm doing now for
passing the lab :)

2009/11/11 Scott M Vermillion <scott_ccie_list_at_it-ag.com>:
> Yep, that looks familiar.
>
> FYI, passing the lab won't recertify your lower certs (for some odd reason)
> -- only a written does that. I've heard some folks say that they don't care
> about maintaining any of their lower certs once they achieve CCIE status but
> I personally know one gentleman who claims to receive higher offers on the
> basis of his CCVP than his R&S IE. I personally care because I hold the
> DA/DP, which serves as at least a minor indicator of design aptitude.
>
> On Nov 11, 2009, at 4:13 , Martijn Minis wrote:
>
>> FYI:
>>
>> Nov 10, 2009 Aug 14, 2009 Exam (350-001) CCIE Routing and
>> Switching - Passed
>> Aug 14, 2009 Aug 14, 2009 Exam (351-001) CCIE Routing and
>> Switching (Beta) - Replaced
>>
>> My CCxA en CCxP certifications were updated, so I'm good for some time
>> hereafter (and, ofcourse, after passing the lab :) )
>>
>> regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> 2009/11/11 Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 23:12, Scott M Vermillion
>>> <scott_ccie_list_at_it-ag.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good work sir!
>>>>
>>>> I just went and checked and I have been updated in both PearsonVue and
>>>> the
>>>> Cisco Certification Tracking System. Interestingly, I have an entry in
>>>> my
>>>> history showing 351-001/taken as having been replaced with 350-001/pass
>>>> (the
>>>> minor difference being the beta test number vs. the production test
>>>> number).
>>>> So I suspect that when I finally get around to opening that support
>>>> case,
>>>> Cisco is going to tell me I have to wait the full six months before
>>>> being
>>>> eligible to recertify, as I have passed 350-001 and will need to re-sit
>>>> that
>>>> very same exam number. A bit of a bummer but not entirely surprising...
>>>
>>> Same here with me now. I'm mentally preparing for (another) Cisco cert
>>> support case to begin explaining how this is supposed to recertify my
>>> CCIE until 2013 (I've been eligible for recert when I took the test)
>>> and not just CCxA and CCxP stuff.
>>>
>>> It will probably be less pain than explaining to them how CCDE written
>>> does the same thing.
>>>
>>> *sigh*
>>>
>>> --
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>>
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