Originally posted by: glen
What is the CCIE?
Cisco Certified Internet Engineer
Its the equivalent of being an Internet God. You have to know everything about the technology.
It's widely considered the equivalent of a PHD exam.
Highly technical. Highly detailed.
I forget the numbers, but I think there's only several hundred of them in the world.
Their salaries are in the six figures and are recession proof. They're the very last ones in any company to get fired as they are invaluable.
The test has a 97%(?) failure rate. Many take the test MANY, MANY times and still fail. Part of the test involves labs and specific tiered experience to qualify to take the exam.
Even if you pass, you have to pass the test every 4 years to stay updated.
One hell of an exam. Those who pass it though are guaranteed salaries higher than doctors...........Rightfully so, as it's
much more difficult than the MCAT and Bar Exam.