From: Narbik Kocharians (narbikk@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Sep 08 2007 - 14:37:45 ART
I think the motivation is the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. The discount that some firms
get having certified pros on staff. The salary that you enjoy when you get
your cert. But i know what you are saying.
On 9/8/07, Darby Weaver <darbyweaver@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Exactly what is the "increased" value to test takers?
>
> Somebody help me here...
>
> Another $150.00 per attempt...
>
> Pretty STEEP.
>
> And where's the 6 months notice.
>
> It's like I went to sleep last night, checked my mail
> and on September 8th I found out that the price
> increase was on Spet 7, 2007...
>
>
> Pretty shoddy....
>
> Did this come up at Networkers in July at least...?
>
> Funny - some exams went up like 5% - from $300.00 to
> $315.00
>
> Others went up from 25% - from $125.00 to $150.00 like
> 640-801
>
> And the lab jumped like 12% or so by $150.00
>
>
> Any one else steamed?
>
>
> Explain the added value? Why are not all exams going
> up...
>
> Well, I guess one can always study Cisco, but not take
> the exams at all.
>
> I mean how impressive one might appear to be if one
> knows the IOS pretty decently and does NOT even hold a
> CCIE, CCNP, or CCNA...
>
> Lots of jobs do not necessarily require certification
> at all.
>
> Most of my previous jobs have not required
> certification - so I wonder where's the added value?
>
> What motivates a seasoned veteran to hang on... paper
> holds anything?
>
> Did they add more questions?
>
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