John, Perhaps your bias is based on the intrinsic value of longevity, of experience, associated with the lower number. You tell me.
Another poster, Craig Columbus [EMAIL PROTECTED], pointed out market forces, to which I find no objection, however speculative it is. There is the trend of saturation of market with technicians, but the same argument, if it must, can be made against those holding the good old bachelors of engineering: e.g. those working their own ice cream stands throughout the country - if they are not yet exported to Singapore (speaking from the USA perspective). Again, NRF's stress is that of the inherent fallacy of the certification process itself, of the lack of value of the certification due to the "lack of credibility" associated with it due to, according to him, abundant over-supply of test related information. I respectfully disagree with that one-dimensional assessment, and the main objection that I make is that ALL educational programs suffer from such "abundance of digitally/Internet based information." That is a weak argument in itself to justify promoting a myth that destroys the reputation of sometimes rigorous (if accomplished honestly) certification tracks. The only "hole" in the CCIE certification that could be found, due to the lack of such "Internet based information supply" argument pertaining to the lab, is that of "numbers." One individual says "there are too many for the market, so you now have devaluation," but at least this individual does not attempt to degrade the educational and testing process of certification itself. The other individuals says "higher number CCIEs are inferior due to the easier lab," to which some experienced in taking the lab exam object vehemently. You be the judge. **************** I think nrf is using this as a hypothetical examle to reinforce his point. He's not implying that it would be reasonable or likely. I feel that it does a good job of illustrating the point. Many people--not all, and maybe not even a majority--give more weight in their own minds to CCIEs with lower numbers. I will admit to doing this myself sometimes, and right or wrong it demonstrates a bias that many share. This bias appears to be more and more prevalent among HR people and nrf is simply pointing this out while attempting to show that many of us, if we're honest, have the same bias. John Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70433&t=70151 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
