Re: 6/11/10 - Officially Failed.

James,

Sad to hear that, but ur attitude shows that ur surely going to get ur
nmbers next tym u go for it.

Thnx for such a detailed review, it really helps the guys planning to
take the lab!

On 6/14/10, Poplawski, James <jpoplawski_at_starkinvestments.com> wrote:
> Took the Lab on Friday and got my results late Sunday night.
>
> I had some difficulties on the troubleshooting section. There was a Layer 2
> technology that I got grilled on but haven't had enough practice with it.
>
> Also when I closed out of the troubleshooting section it inadvertently
> closed me out of the lab portion. So I got to sit on my hands for a good
> hour+ until it was resolved. Didn't get to see the config section until
> about 15min after lunch. Was pretty demoralized and discouraged as I didn't
> know if I was taking the exam or if my trip was wasted for nothing. Plus
> having an hour lunch to talk to the proctor and other candidates about
> nothing could've been better utilized having an hour to think about what I
> was going to do and how to do it. I ended up staying late to make up the
> time difference, but honestly losing that lunch period to think of things,
> calm down, etc would've been nice. Going to check with Cisco (anyone got an
> e-mail for me) about a retake voucher or something.
>
> Some random thoughts/notes.
>
> Troubleshooting -
>
> Seemed pretty easy, minus the couple items I don't work enough with. That
> Layer 2 technology is touched on by the vendor's but I don't think it is to
> the point of knowledge needed for troubleshooting. Definitely will go back
> through the material I have and see if I'm missing something here or not.
> I'd say what it is but not sure on NDA and also don't want to get made fun
> of. "Technology X is what stumped you??? C'mon it can't be that hard..."
> Or so I thought too.
>
> Config Section -
>
> No real surprises here. Was asked to implement something via the 802 name
> instead of normal people speak so I looked it up to be sure. I guessed
> right initially, but didn't want to implement it one way and be completely
> wrong. There's a lot of material to cover. Like I said I don't think any
> of it was difficult, just the sheer volume of material to cover. The
> analogy I give to my non-technical friends/family is it's like learning
> Spanish. There are those that can speak Spanish and those that are fluent
> in it. I might be able to speak Spanish, but I'm by no means fluent in
> it.... Yet. Cisco fluency, not Spanish... I can barely speak English
> sometimes. :)
>
> Game Plan -
>
> Going to take the next week off, catch up a little on life. Been neglecting
> things for a bit (@ work & life) and will take the next week to knock if out
> and lower my stress level. Going to go through my material again, build a
> game plan, work on speed and maybe hit a bootcamp up.
>
> It is do-able. I'm not really discouraged as you have to put your time in
> and pay your dues. Watching football, you often see rookies who were
> allstars in college riding pine in the NFL. They talk about doing the same
> mindless reps, learning routes, kicking ass in practice, etc. Until the one
> day they get their chance to prove themselves. I'm going to aim for a few
> months out and retake it. I definitely felt like I was in the right exam,
> just need to be a lot quicker and ready to attack. There were a few other
> candidates there for various tracks. 5 total, me and another guy on our
> first attempts (R+S), another two on their 4th (1R+S, 1VoIP) and one on his
> second (SP).
>
> Happy studying! Got lots more to learn and practice on and I'm still hungry
> for another $1,400+ lunch! :)
> JB
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