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With the exception of my SCUBA certifications (Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver/Medic First Aid, and about to be a Divemaster), my certifications can be found in my sig. IT certifications have always been very helpful in helping me get employment. I now write for a certification practice exam provider.
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No certs, but I'm considering trying to nab some MS ones at the least. I'm at an odd point in my career where my experience with current company would be hard to transfer over to another company without a little extra "umph" in my resume. I figure it wouldn't hurt to have a few buzzwords slapped on a cover letter and further down the res.
marriage certificate, not useful at all...well that certificate does get the laundry done, and food on the table during dinner time. but it's hell on the wallet.
Certified Java Programmer 1.4
Certified Java Web Component Developer 1.4
Useful: Yes
To get jobs: No
To get interviews: Maybe
To learn a topic I am already familiar with more deeply: Absolutely
Originally posted by: spidey07
ccnp/ccdp, passed ccie written (failed lab)
bunch of others I have since forgetten about like checkpoint and MCSE.
helped in that it helped me learn. I enjoyed the satisfaction that I could pass some of the harder tests (CCIE)
don't do much tech stuff now...more design and project management/management
haha..you failed the CCIE...c'mon man..it wasa Piece of cake
Seriously, congrats on at least being able to do the written. That lAB must be a bitch.
What do you have to do for it? Configure a MAN, WAN, and LAN for a major citty and businesses? Fix broken routers? solder?
I don't have any and I don't worry for my job
BUT if you don't get some sort of training along the way it can hurt you for promotion cause it looks like you coast a bit, not progressive. So giving the 'illusion' you are progressing makes you more marketable even within an organization.
I intend on doing some once my kids get a little older and I don't have to help out at home as much
A 3 year old and 1 1/2 yr old can wear out even the most energetic go getter!!
BUT if you don't get some sort of training along the way it can hurt you for promotion cause it looks like you coast a bit, not progressive. So giving the 'illusion' you are progressing makes you more marketable even within an organization.
I intend on doing some once my kids get a little older and I don't have to help out at home as much
A 3 year old and 1 1/2 yr old can wear out even the most energetic go getter!!
3/4 the way to CCNA currently... I think I'll pick up CCDA right away, get some more field work, and go for CCNP, then CISSP later down the road... maybe throw in some WiLAN and Security stuff for kicks..
Series 63 and Series 65. Aiming for my CPA exam (not the license yet) in a year or so, might take the first section of the CFA exam for fun if I get bored one of these quarters.
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: spidey07
ccnp/ccdp, passed ccie written (failed lab
bunch of others I have since forgetten about like checkpoint and MCSE.
helped in that it helped me learn. I enjoyed the satisfaction that I could pass some of the harder tests (CCIE)
don't do much tech stuff now...more design and project management/management
haha..you failed the CCIE...c'mon man..it wasa Piece of cake
Seriously, congrats on at least being able to do the written. That lAB must be a bitch.
What do you have to do for it? Configure a MAN, WAN, and LAN for a major citty and businesses? Fix broken routers? solder?
The lab consists of building a network. The most convoluted, messy, hairy network you can imagine using only about 8 routers and 6 switches. And along the way you have to perform the tasks for different technologies, and they build upon the success of each other. And then later in the day - they break it...bad.
Then you must address each task for a particular technology like OSPF or BGP or Lan switching. The hard part is the tasks are nothing you would ever see in real life and purposefully make sure you understand the technology inside and out.
Example:
Task 1 out of 12 tasks in each section, around 7 sections on the exam. All in one day.
1) configure OSPF NSSA area using attached diagram. The OSPF backbone area will be broken...you cannot repair it or use virtual links. Ensure the NSSA area receives full routing information from broken backbone and all other areas along with the default. You cannot set default route or use default network command on any router.
time - 15 minutes.
It is truly nasty. The solution to this one was to build a tunnel, fix the backbone that way. Grab default route from BGP and inject into OSPF, tag it as E1 so that it could cross the NSSA boundary. Allow OSPF to propogate a default with "default information" command. But to even think along these lines you REALLY have to know your stuff. I just didn't know it well enough.
Would you EVER do this in the real world? Heck no. But in the CCIE lab, real world doesn't count.
Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: spidey07
ccnp/ccdp, passed ccie written (failed lab
bunch of others I have since forgetten about like checkpoint and MCSE.
helped in that it helped me learn. I enjoyed the satisfaction that I could pass some of the harder tests (CCIE)
don't do much tech stuff now...more design and project management/management
haha..you failed the CCIE...c'mon man..it wasa Piece of cake
Seriously, congrats on at least being able to do the written. That lAB must be a bitch.
What do you have to do for it? Configure a MAN, WAN, and LAN for a major citty and businesses? Fix broken routers? solder?
The lab consists of building a network. The most convoluted, messy, hairy network you can imagine using only about 8 routers and 6 switches. And along the way you have to perform the tasks for different technologies, and they build upon the success of each other. And then later in the day - they break it...bad.
Then you must address each task for a particular technology like OSPF or BGP or Lan switching. The hard part is the tasks are nothing you would ever see in real life and purposefully make sure you understand the technology inside and out.
Example:
Task 1 out of 12 tasks in each section, around 7 sections on the exam. All in one day.
1) configure OSPF NSSA area using attached diagram. The OSPF backbone area will be broken...you cannot repair it or use virtual links. Ensure the NSSA area receives full routing information from broken backbone and all other areas along with the default. You cannot set default route or use default network command on any router.
time - 15 minutes.
It is truly nasty. The solution to this one was to build a tunnel, fix the backbone that way. Grab default route from BGP and inject into OSPF, tag it as E1 so that it could cross the NSSA boundary. Allow OSPF to propogate a default with "default information" command. But to even think along these lines you REALLY have to know your stuff. I just didn't know it well enough.
Would you EVER do this in the real world? Heck no. But in the CCIE lab, real world doesn't count.
Interesting...
Certificate wise.. only one... EIT / FE.
Hopefully two years from now I will have the only certificate (licence) that matters in my field: my P.E
Hopefully two years from now I will have the only certificate (licence) that matters in my field: my P.E
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