Sample Entry Level Network Engineer job application exam

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: SampSon
How much would a job like this pay?

Well, it depends on your experience. And no, the job is 10 times more complex than the questions asked. these are just weeder questions..like the other guy said.

In Atlanta, it would be around $45-55K.

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: SampSon
How much would a job like this pay?

Well, it depends on your experience. And no, the job is 10 times more complex than the questions asked. these are just weeder questions..like the other guy said.

In Atlanta, it would be around $45-55K.

Time for a change sampson?

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: Phoenix86
#2 needs more info, what version of IP?

edit: Procedure questions (#12) should be eliminated. There are multiple procedure for any given process. At the very least there are CLI and GUI commands, why would you want to limit your applicants to one method or the other?

I'm not, I'm just trying to see if they know what they're talking about. Anyone who have touched exchange for a few hours know the answer to #12. I'm just trying to weed out all the BS'ers that say they know exchange when in fact they haven't touched.

I guess the comment comes from a class I just got out of. The instructor said MS was trying to move away from this in testing (current VB based tests do not) in their newer Virtual PC tests. The new test will allow for any procedure possible in the OS to be done on the test.

 

[TechBoyJK]

I got tested like this when I applied at Savvis.. lol, i was just applying for tech support @ 35K per year, and I didnt miss a single question. I had the job until they brought in a network engineer with their class of weeder questions, and I got all but 1 right... when they say this, they then denied me the tech support job and told me to wait 2 months for network admin job... and I waited, and I got the call yesterday woot! (bout $50k per year)

 

[ScoobMaster]

Ugh! Microsoft Stuff. Active Directory?? Where are the Novell Netware and NDS questions??

Once you go ZEN you'll never want to go back

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: ScoobMaster
Ugh! Microsoft Stuff. Active Directory?? Where are the Novell Netware and NDS questions??

Once you go ZEN you'll never want to go back

Because no one uses it?

 

[gordita]

this is exactly the type of questions I was looking for to screen our new interns...anymore of these?

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: gordita
this is exactly the type of questions I was looking for to screen our new interns...anymore of these?

I already made 19 for ya, how about sharing some with us?

 

[BigJ]

Only Entry Level? Then it may be OK. Any person who has a CCNA or has prepared for it, along with about a few months of practical experience should be able to pass that with an 80 or above.

 

[Remy XO]

Did you guys learn this just from experience? If so, experience doing what?

 

[Platypus]

Most of those are too easy, throw some tricks in there.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Remy XO
Did you guys learn this just from experience? If so, experience doing what?

1-10, 19 can be learned from studying for the CCNA certification.

18 is a gimme.

15 and 17 can be learned from basic SQL-web studying.

11-14 can be learned from some practical experience with Servers or studying for your MCSE cert.

16 would be basic hardware knowledge, something you'd learn in an A+ cert course.

 

[dethman]

i can't believe anyone would choose to do this for a living.

 

[Remy XO]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Remy XO
Did you guys learn this just from experience? If so, experience doing what?

1-10, 19 can be learned from studying for the CCNA certification.

18 is a gimme.

15 and 17 can be learned from basic SQL-web studying.

11-14 can be learned from some practical experience with Servers or studying for your MCSE cert.

16 would be basic hardware knowledge, something you'd learn in an A+ cert course.

Is this kind of stuff fun to you guys?