After 20+ years in the IT business & having just completed a series of
interviews for a CCIE post, I have to agree that paper qualifcations are not
a measure of ability. These are some of the questions asked with answers of
people with genuine CCIE certifcation.
They are not likely to keep their certifcations as Cisco were present at
these interviews.
q. What is the maximum size Ethernet frame
a. 4096
q. Bits or Bytes
a. Bits
q. How many bits in an IPX address & subnet mask
a. 48 in the address & 72 in the mask.
q. Take me through the process of creating a VLAN across 2 switches
a. type vtp enable in global configuration mode
q. Anything else
a. Reload the switches
Get the idea, so people do not assume because you can read books and pass a
few exams that you know anything about the REAL world of networking. The
point Larry is making is true of any form of Cisco certifcation be it CCNA,
CCDA CCNP or indeed any form of certifcation generally.
Oh and for the record Cisco asked to come along to the interviews because of
a long discussion I had with their senior managers in the UK about the
devaluation of the certifcation program. Remember the answers above all came
from so called CCIE's
Don Claybrook wrote:
>
> 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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