***MINIMAL*** competence???
Right. And being promoted to Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is merely an
indication of minimal competence in Trig.
(Okay, so maybe that's an unfair exaggeration...it just really burns my
toast to see some typewriter jockey pooh-pooh the CCIE.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Claybrook"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 1:31 PM
Subject: One Journalist's Opinion of CCIE [7:18843]
> I just ran across this one in Fortune Small Business. Below is an
excerpt.
> The journalist (Larry Seltzer) is attempting to give tips on how to hire
> technical consultants to do work for your small business. He's talking
about
> how certifications aren't as important as one might think:
>
> "When looking for qualified help, don't read too much into a consultant's
> alphabet soup of certifications. They don't signify ability, just as my
> political science degree doesn't make me your next President. Terms like
CCIE
> (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) indicate only successful completion
of
> the program and minimal competence in the product."
>
> I wish I knew this guy's email address. Anyway, I thought the group might
> get
> a kick out of it. Here's the link in case you want to read the whole
thing:
> http://netbusiness.netscape.com/fsb/features/sp_f_090601_1.psp
>
> Don Claybrook
> CCNP, CCDP (but not yet up to the minimal competence level of CCIE)
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