From: Dennis Bailey (amazingplace@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2001 - 23:51:17 GMT-3
Can we get back to studying now? Please.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Kaberna" <jkaberna@netcginc.com>
To: "Peter Rybaczyk" <psrsam@globalins.com>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: 1000 CcIE's every 6 month's
> Worthless? No. Less valuable? Ya basically. It's a simple matter of
> supply and demand. The supply is increasing dramatically and the demand
is
> decreasing. This is just the current trend. Hopefully in the next year
or
> two things will turn around, but I am not counting on it. The boom is
over.
> We can expect better times, but don't count on it being like 1998-2000
> anytime soon.
>
> I wouldn't suggest to anyone that they don't continue their studies just
as
> hard as they have been. Just be prepared that when you pass that it may
not
> make much difference except to yourself. I know my hourly rate has not
> changed one penny since passing. The only difference is I can now apply
for
> contracts that require the CCIE. So, that part is good and made it worth
> the pursuit. I just no longer consider it the Holy Grail that I used to.
> I'm not embarrassed at all. I just won't put something after my signature
> that I don't consider a special achievement or title. I certainly
wouldn't
> put an MCSE, CCNA, CCNP, etc after my name because they are common. At
the
> moment I still consider the CCIE special, but I won't when the numbers
> triple in a year.
>
> John Kaberna
> CCIE #7146
> NETCG Inc
> Cisco Premier Partner
> www.netcginc.com
> (415) 750-3800
> Fax: 750-3900
>
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