Sorry to be adding to the thread given the large
amount of verbiage, but...
Guys (gals inferred). Seriously, the certifications
are only a validation of one's abilities to pass a
test on the specific materials on that certification's
exams. Yes, this chap may have gone too far on the
CCIE per se, but the reality is that one does not need
to know everything to get through the lab. His point,
I hope, is that hiring on certifications is about as
valuable as hiring on degrees based on the school. Is
Yale better than Harvard or Stanford? Maybe, but each
has dismissed their share of idiots and geniuses. As
such, it would be wrong to make a jump of logic that
all CCIEs are valuable to all organizations, just as
someone saying an uncertified person is worthless.
My only request is that we take the position to heart
with a grain of salt, and remember that the
certification(s) only represent a part of the person.
I, for one, do not introduce myself based on the
letters representing my certifications - I introduce
me and my abilities, and I would hope that the rest of
this group would too.
Thanks.
--- adam lee wrote:
> I think the author was either being sarcastic or is
> just uninformed of what
> technology really is. I feel bad that I even wasted
> this much bandwidth
> discussing it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Don Claybrook
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:32 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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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