[rescue] Cisco Certs (was THIS. MAKES. ME. SICK.)

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CCIE is the only cert I know of that is not a joke.
	Nick

On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, James Fogg wrote:

> Me too.. About to do CCNA, required for CCNP (what I consider the first level
> of usefull knowlege). I will follow later with CCIE (check out that salary
> range).
> 
> I have solidy avoided certs (have some required by manufacturers to sell their
> stuff, like CCDA and MMND). I figure after 15 years in the biz if an employer
> doesn't recognize a good mind he isn't a good employer.
> 
> I also have solidly avoided a college degree too, but that isn't for lack of
> trying 8=)
> 
> On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, THOU SPAKE:
> > On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, David Cantrell wrote:
> > 
> > > > But they seem to have caught on....  is anybody else sick of hearing the 
> > > > Foobar Training Network's ads for "MCSEs make an average of $65k a year"?
> > > 
> > > I'd better not take an MCSE then - my salary would go down :-)
> > 
> > This is too close to the truth for comfort....  I have refused to take any
> > computer exam/certs;  Doing so would instantly put a `cap' on what people
> > assume that I know;  And therefore lowing my worth.
> > 
> > That said; I'm considering a Cisco in the next year or so;  seems to be the
> > only one that actually *counts* for anything.  Mind you knowing every
> > core technology out there to byte level isn't exactly a `cap'!
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > 
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