Assuming that what your posting says is true, then any company would be
ahead of the game by hiring you even though you have no experience. You
have demonstrated initiative, motivation, and drive.
I assure you if I encounter anyone looking for an entry level individual, I
will pass your e-mail on.
Having said the above, the whole "paper Vs hands on" is rather off topic
imho. This URL is to help each other learn.
I get tired of reading about all the elitist who worry about the
certifications becoming worthless. That's Cisco's worry. And if you cry
about how you worked hard to get your ccxx. Well so did the guy above.
And to all of you who like to flame those who don't agree with you, well
pretend you can read sign language and imagine the sign I am giving you.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 5:36 PM
Subject: Paper Vs hands on
>Let's talk about this for a minute or two, just to clear something that has
>been inside of me for a while, since i joined this group about a year ago I
>hear lots of you say
>" get experience", like it is somenthing you just go to the grocery store
and
>buy it, if it was like that, i would gather as much money as i could, to
buy
>the most i can.
> Take me for example, I have been parking cars for 7 years now at $ 7.50
>an hour,
>In 1997, because i wanted to improve my way of life, i started buying and
>studying books, first I got my A+ cert, Then my MCP, right now i only need
2
>electives to have the MCSE, then i got my Network+, then my CCNA, from the
>ccnp i passed the acrc and the cit, I bought all the cisco books for the
>ccnp, the ccda,ccdp,ccie, i even took the ccie written , of course i
failed,
>but it is a good experience, and i think the acrc is a harder exam, but the
>ccie is a more broader exam.
> going back to the main topic, I started studying because nobody would
>hire me because i do not have neither the knowledge nor the experience that
i
>needed, now I have, not all the knowledge but some, as far as the A+ goes i
>feel confident, i have asembled and sold over a few years maybe 100
>computers, as far as my troubleshooting skills i feel more than good, as
far
>as the rest goes, i have a small network at home, not with routers, because
i
>cannot afford them, i have 4 workstations and 2 servers, so i practice a
lot.
> Since i joined this group i hear you people talking about getting
>experience, about paper Vs hands on, AT first nobody hires you because you
do
>not have the knowledge or the experience, then somehow you manage to get
some
>knowledge,
>but then again, this time nobody hires you because you do not have the
>experience, and you people talk about it , the so much appreciated
experience
>, like it is so easy
>to get
> I have posted my resume all over, willing to start with anything, but
>whoever calls, the first question is, Where have you worked before?, how
long
>have your worked in the industry?, as soon as I tell them my experience is
>with a small network i have at home, they think for a minute or two, thet
>said i call you back, but they never do.
> I have spent Ks of dollars, and i am convinced that it is not worth ,
to
>keep spending more in the sense of trying to get a better life, it is
almost
>impossible; in the sense of getting knowledge is a good thing to do, but up
>to certain limits.
>
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