Reply to: Ccie

[Newbie000]

Snaw well done!

Do they still allocate you a number for the CCIE?

Kudos to you.

[snaw]

How much can you expect to charge on the back of this? It must be a lot if you have spent 12k on it.

It'll pay itself off after a few months - expecting around a 1/3 rate rise. Last stats produced there were around 750 CCIE's in the UK. Silver/Gold partners need a certain number on their books to get status (i.e. discounts). I've heard of people renting out their number to some Cisco partners (Can only register it with one company per year).

[Jog On]

Well done! This cert does more than sort the boys from the men. Enjoy the rate rise

Reminds me I must get going on my CCNP before my CCNA expires next year

[sasguru]

Certification is for numpties and only experience counts.

Yours,

Idle ATW

Yes there's plenty of jobs on jobswerve for "Squirel Expert".

[AtW]

Certification is for numpties and only experience counts.

Yours,

Idle ATW

[Shimano105]

Well done mate, have a beer or 2 for that!

Ignore the idle tw@ts on here who say certification is for numpties and only experience counts, they're just scared that they'll get found out.

Maybe such rigorous testing should be included in our national curriculum, after all it's what employers are seeking? Nah, stupid idea - keep the 100% pass system.

[jimjamuk]

congrats.....

passed the written myself and at the start of a goods year's studying for that lab. Get this one and the money printing machine moves up a gear!

[Newbie000]

Mr Kane why so facetious?

[BoredBloke]

How much can you expect to charge on the back of this? It must be a lot if you have spent 12k on it.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.

Hardest, most respected, technical exam there is, bar none. 18 months of pure hell, 8 hours of practical lab exam which requires you to pass a written exam first to be able to qualify to sit (Only able to sit the lab in Brussels in this part of the world), 80% pass mark with a failure rate of over 70% (3% of people pass it first time, I'm not one of them), and an expensive undertaking (I've spent around £12,000 approx on it).

Well done. You now get to sit at a terminal emulator typing things like 'switchport access vlan 6' for the rest of your 3 score and ten.

[oracleslave]

Sorry what's ccie?

Cisco Certified Internet Expert

[sasguru]

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.

Hardest, most respected, technical exam there is, bar none. 18 months of pure hell, 8 hours of practical lab exam which requires you to pass a written exam first to be able to qualify to sit (Only able to sit the lab in Brussels in this part of the world), 80% pass mark with a failure rate of over 70% (3% of people pass it first time, I'm not one of them), and an expensive undertaking (I've spent around £12,000 approx on it).

Wow. Sounds like an achievement.

[tay]

Crikey.

[snaw]

Sorry what's ccie?

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert.

Hardest, most respected, technical exam there is, bar none. 18 months of pure hell, 8 hours of practical lab exam which requires you to pass a written exam first to be able to qualify to sit (Only able to sit the lab in Brussels in this part of the world), 80% pass mark with a failure rate of over 70% (3% of people pass it first time, I'm not one of them), and an expensive undertaking (I've spent around £12,000 approx on it).

[Newbie000]

I think it's Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert or something like that, damn acronyms!

Hmmm you've just got this yet you think the CCNA is higher? Tell me you just humouring the comment?