I totally see what you are saying. I am somewhat in the same boat as I just
recieved the CCNP. There is no substitute for experience. NONE! As long
as you know that then you will be OK. Just because I have my CCNP doesn't
mean much to me. My was asking me "why don't you seem happy about it?"
The truth is that what I really want is the experience and I use
certifications to get the experience. The truth is that it was a totally
humbling experience for me. I realize how little I know and how little I am
in this field. Humility can get you a long way in this field. The more you
realize you don't know, the more you want to learn. For many,
certifications are the way to get that knowledge. Should people stop
getting them because they don't have the big job at the big company with the
big experience??? Everyone started somewhere. Nobody is born with a CCIE.
You have to start somewhere and many people forget where they started.
They look down on others because they don't have the equivalent knowledge.
They look down on others because they attained an "easy" certification.
Never forget where you came from and how hard it was to get where you are.
Maybe there are people out there who have these certs but don't have the
knowledge. . .don't knock them down. . lift them up. What goes around comes
around. Everyone had help getting to where they are.
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