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

[Daniel Hood]

We've all seen those textbook CCIEs.

I think experience and certs go hand in hand. While I see a lot of people
writing that certs mean nothing, for some jobs you need certs to get your
foot in the door and past HR. Plus, they are a great way to understand what
gaps in knowledge you have on any particular subject. Don't get me wrong
though, certs should never be a replacement for experience. I'd take a no
cert holder with 5 years of networking experience over a CCIE with none any
day!

Dan

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Skeeve Stevens <
skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> experience is where it's at.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Scott Weeks <surfer at mauigateway.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com wrote:
>>> From: Alex Samad - Yieldbroker <Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com>
>>>
>>> Then I would have a look at real work experience,
>>> not certification boot camps..
>>> ----------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> I wish more folks did this instead of starting off
>>> interviews with cert-style questions, which seem to
>>> only test rote memorization skills.
>>>
>>> scott
>>>
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