Hi,
I have a kid sitting alongside me (he just turned 18). At 17 he qualified
as a CCNA and has some CCNP subjects under his belt. I rely on him for good
advice when I'm stuck. What I hope to give him in return is the value of my
experience and a way to formulate a methodology in troubleshooting etc.
What this guy lacks is experience. The main issue here is customer
relations and what to do when the books don't have an answer. By the same
token what he lacks in experience he makes up for in enthusiasm and knowlege
of the technology.
I support young people having a go. That's where most of us started (young
that is).
Just a thought
Teunis,
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia
On Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 05:18:11 PM, Jack W. Williams wrote:
> Nobody who's secure in their talents is "offended" by your age. It
> might be a reminder for some of us
> fogies to stay on our toes, though!
>
> I remember the age of not being taken seriously - knock 'em dead, Dude.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russ Kreigh
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 6:49 PM
> Subject: RE: Failed CCDA [7:1698]
>
>
> > I too am only 17 years old and like Priscilla I think this is a
> > controversial topic. However, I have a very strong opinion, therefore am
> > going to express it. :-) I currently work for an local ISP and have quite
> a
> > bit of Cisco experience along with very much UNIX (BSDi, Linux, HP-UX,
> > Solaris), HTML, JavaScript, ASP, PERL, etc etc. However, I make
> > significantly less that a new guy that was hired to work along with me. I
> am
> > just as qualified, if not more. Of course, there are other issues to
> > consider; I am part-time and he is full time, I know that makes a
> > difference, that part I understand. But, I feel that a large portion of
it
> > has to do with my age, not based on my ability to perform my job.
> >
> > On a Cisco related note, I am going to schedule my CCDA exam within the
> next
> > month, along with my CCNA. I am very confident that I will do good on my
> > CCNA, and have been studying CCDA material and getting some real-life
> > experience in my job.
> >
> > The message I am trying to point out is that just because we may be young
> > doesn't mean that we should not be taken seriously. Also, I know that my
> age
> > also offends some people who have been in the field a long time. I can't
> > really speak from expeirence here, but I know that more women have
choosen
> > careers in the Technology field in the past 10 years. Just as their
> > co-workers have come to accept it more, they are going to have to accept
> > that us young adults can be capable of doing the same job.
> >
> > -Russ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> > Priscilla Oppenheimer
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 1:03 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Failed CCDA [7:1698]
> >
> >
> > I'm going to say something Very controversial here, which is that I think
> > it's a good sign that a 17-year old had a hard time with the CCDA test.
It
> > validates the test a bit. Design requires experience. Can someone who has
> > just learned to drive, design a car? Can someone who has just started
> > learning networking, design a network?
> >
> > Remember that I teach (part-time) at the high school level and I love the
> > energy, quick thinking, and creativity of that age group. I strongly
> > believe that the inventions that they will develop will be even more
> > amazing than the ones our generation came up with. So I do not make this
> > comment out of prejudice.
> >
> > Aaron, it sounds like you know which areas you need to study a bit more
in
> > order to pass the test, so I'm sure you'll do well next time. Good luck!
> >
> > Priscilla
> >
> > At 09:02 AM 4/24/01, you wrote:
> > >Hey guys, this is Aaron again. I failed my CCDA by 37 points. I made a
> > 718
> > >and i needed a 755 to pass.... Bah, out 100$.. I did rescedule it for
a
> > >couple of weeks from now, and now that i know what sections i'm weak in,
> i
> > >think i might be able to make this up. My worst section was WAN
> > >Technologies with a 40%. My best was Network Management with a 100%.
So
> i
> > >guess i had quite a range of scores. Anyways, back to the books and
> sample
> > >tests for me. Thanks guys.
> > >
> > >~Aaron Vose
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