Re: 6/11/10 - Officially Failed.

Hi James!

First off, thank you so much for sharing this experience with the Group. It
can and will benefit many here.

Second, since the login issue did place quite a bit of undue stress on your
attempt, you should pursue a Cert Support ticket by visiting:
http://ciscocert.custhelp.com/app/

While the fact the proctor made up the time missed to you, it still cannot
hurt to try and see if there is anything else Cisco might be willing to do for
you.

You will pass this exam of course - it is just a matter of when.

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
Senior CCIE Instructor

Listening to "Sparks" by
Coldplay from
Parachutes

On Jun 14, 2010, at 11:24 AM, Poplawski, James 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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