Re: 6/11/10 - Officially Failed.

hey James,

All the best for your next attempt buddy...Don't give up , you will nail it
next time..:)

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Asif Gul Khan <nockhi_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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