Re: Fwd: PhD vs CCIE

Get whatever you believe you need to get in order to find the job that
you want.

If you think you need a PhD, then go for it. Seems to be a silly
requirement for employment, but I have no idea where you are trying to
work. Perhaps you don't want to be the ONLY guy without "Doctor" as
part of their name. ;)

If you need other certs, then by all means get them. But the biggest
thing is to know your target. Where are you trying to work? What do
they need? What do they want? Do you want to fit that, or do you want
to go elsewhere?

Don't think you'll magically get employment just because you are a pony
with more than one trick. You have to be able to DO things as well!
All of the certs in the world won't matter if you can't do stuff. But
your ability to be versatile or to learn things may be highlighted by
those. Do you rely on your potential employer to pick up on that, or do
you sell yourself properly?

If selling yourself properly, you can overcome other 'shortcomings'
along the way.

But don't go out just to hope for a decent job. That's not the way
things should be. Figure out how to differentiate yourself. Figure out
how to be better.

My two cents.

Scott

On 3/6/12 10:57 AM, Bill6521 wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I think we are all missing the point here the discussion from my point of view
> is "employability" and here is my perspective. Today I understand there are
> over 30,000 CCIEs thats three times what there was a few years ago and even
> 7,000 more then when I got my number. Gone are the days when employers would
> be lucky about getting one CCIE and we were literally regarded as "network
> gods". We are competing against "each other" and in a highly competitive world
> - even as CCIEs. In that competitive world you have to give yourself an "edge"
> a something extra - what I would suggest is dont just bank on getting employed
> because you are a CCIE - and dont forget some off us are also getting employed
> because we have track records as well as being CCIEs. Most employment
> agents/HR departments do a word trawl in the first instance and the more edge
> you have the more likely you have to move to the next stage of interview etc
> thats what these certifications do for you - and dont also be a one trick pony
> - consider doing a JNCIE or HP Master ASE as well as another CCIE.
>
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