AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald B Johnson jr"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: One Journalist's Opinion of CCIE [7:18843]
> Yeah we all know what I'd do if he were on this list with that drivel. At
> least he analogized his Political Science degree with a CCIE.
>
> Here is the kind of brilliant statement that sets me off:
>
> "So what can you do to identify good geeks? There's no substitute for
> talking their language. Don't go out and get a degree in the stuff, but
> going online and approaching the problem as if you wanted to solve it
> yourself will prepare you to have a real conversation and ferret out
whether
> someone isn't up to snuff. If you've narrowed the problem to one vendor,
> such as persistent Windows crashes, go to that vendor's online database of
> problems and solutions; any decent computer company will have one."
>
> And I have been staying up till 2am every night messing with my lab when
all
> I really need is the lingo.
>
> Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Claybrook"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:31 AM
> 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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