Re: PhD vs CCIE

YMMV I guess... everyone has different goals and aspirations, and
different vehicles for getting there. I've been working full time since
1998, while I was still working on my BS degree. I got my CCIE in 2007.
I've been working on the CCDE since 2008. I've advanced my career 4
times...

Could I have gotten a BS, Masters, or PhD in that time? It never even
occurred to me to try because I have no desire to sit in a classroom every
day. I already have a great job and most classes are irrelevant to what I
do. Hell, that's why I never even finished my BS - because in my opinion,
that's exactly what it is!
On Mar 6, 2012 7:24 AM, "Bill6521" <bil6521_at_netscape.net> wrote:

> 1. PhD versus CCIE
>
> A PhD takes much longer and is more difficult to attain. Remember a PhD
> must
> be an original piece of work, a CCIE as one of the people below points
> out, is
> an exam to a degree on a known quantity.
>
>
>
> I think my PhD has got me where I am today but in terms of practical use -
> and
> I will tell this to anyone - a practical certification
> and especially a CCIE is the icing on the cake and is what employers really
> want (Cisco could kill this dead by the way if the CCIE certification ever
> becomes too easy to obtain). A CCIE will keep you employed and at a
> reasonable
> rate/salary/return - a PhD, Masters or Batchelors degree will not - unless
> you
> want to stay within the realms of poorly paid academia jobs, research or
> government roles (nice titles but sod all money in most cases). So my final
> advice is sure get your degree but top it off with a CCIE (or CCDE or CCA)
> or
> even an MCSE, JNCIE etc or a practical certification in whatever technical
> field you are entering - I would employ a CCNA before I would employ a BSc
> in
> most network jobs - that makes your worth greater in the "real" world.
>
>
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