Re: Is CCIE loosing its value?

I agree with this completely.

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Paul Negron
CCIE# 14856 CCSI# 22752
Senior Technical Instructor
> From: Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com>
> Organization: Emanon.com, Inc.
> Reply-To: Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:58:50 -0400
> To: <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Subject: Re: Is CCIE loosing its value?
> 
> The market doesn't sell as many lamborghinis either.  Does that make me
> want one any less?  Nope.  :)
> 
> A CCIE is a certification.  A job wants skills.  The two are not
> necessarily equal.  One may HELP indicate the other, but isn't the only
> thing.
> 
> Do you want a CCIE just because you believe it will magically land you a
> job?  I'd say you are wasting your time for the wrong reasons then, and
> you are destined for burnout!  Or do you want the skills to do your job
> better and/or land a better job, and the certification just happens to
> be a demonstration of that skillset?
> 
> I can tell you that based on my Inbox, there is NO shortage of jobs for
> CCIEs around the world.  That being said, I don't think I've ever had
> someone from Nigeria try to recruit me.  So I really don't have specific
> awareness about that area.  But in other places there's LOTS going on!
> And either way, I'll go back to my earlier question.  Are you really
> doing this ONLY because you believe there's a magical bag of gold out
> there once you pass.
> 
> If that's the case, you'll get frustrated and fairly disappointed.
> 
> Rest assured there's plenty in the world to do!
> 
>  
> 
> 
> *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
> 
> CCDE #2009::D, JNCIE-M #153, JNCIE-ER #102, CISSP, et al.
> 
> CCSI #21903, JNCI-M, JNCI-ER
> 
> swm_at_emanon.com
> 
> 
> Knowledge is power.
> 
> Power corrupts.
> 
> Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......
> 
> 
> On 7/29/11 1:44 AM, Abiola Jewoola wrote:
>> Hello Guys,
>> 
>> I i have observer that the demand for CCIE's is dwindling by the day.
>> 
>> I am of the opinion that the CCIE certificate is not as a valuable and
>> prestigious as it was like some five years ago.
>> 
>> This may be due to the fact that Cisco is facing stiff competition from other
>> companies out there.
>> 
>> Also, with the advent of virtualisation where you can have virtual
>> switches,firewalls and routers most people don't even think they need to buy
>> the Cisco boxes anymore.
>> 
>> So am asking is the CCIE certificate still worth all the effort and the
>> sleepless nights??
>> 
>> Your thought pls!!!!
>> 
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