[AusNOG] Work experience in networking/telecoms/DCs? Getting my foot in the door?

[Skeeve Stevens]

Yup.. had about a dozen last year.  And then even if they do have good
theoretical knowledge, the other thing missing is experience, common sense
and product knowledge.  Being a CCIE/NP and not being able to recommend a
switch model is annoying (for me).


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On 23 December 2014 at 08:54, Peter Tiggerdine <ptiggerdine at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think we've all being in that interview (or heard second hand) with a
> textbook CCIE and when pressed can't seem to explain the simple things.
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> experience is where it's at.
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> On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Scott Weeks <surfer at mauigateway.com>
> wrote:
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>> --- Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com wrote:
>> From: Alex Samad - Yieldbroker <Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com>
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>> Then I would have a look at real work experience,
>> not certification boot camps..
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>> I wish more folks did this instead of starting off
>> interviews with cert-style questions, which seem to
>> only test rote memorization skills.
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>> scott
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