Re: Sob Story

Shouldn't one try to fix things through established channels prior to
thinking of litigation?

File a cert support case. I do agree that they shouldn't be talking on
the phone the whole time as that's very distracting.

However, it's been a policy for MANY years about the 18 months for first
attempt and 12 months between attempts for a total of three years on the
written. This is nothing new. So if you hadn't known about that, it
isn't Cisco's fault.

While the soundproof cubes may be a nice idea, it's not entirely
feasible to be completely soundproof without losing some
security/control. And what happens if the candidate is claustrophobic?

When's the next attempt?

*Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,

JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.

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Shaibal Mitra wrote:
> Thought I should share my sob story with fellow sufferers.I passed the CCIE
> written in Mar 2007 and then took my first Lab attempt at Sao Paulo.All
> through the first attempt the proctor kept on talking over the telephone and I
> was not able to focus.Cisco charges an obscene amount for the Lab isnt it
> logical they should provide a Test environment which is quiet and necessary
> for a 8 hour battle.Perhaps we should file a PIL so that the company wakes up
> and realises they are not fulfilling their obligations by not providing the
> required Lab environment.My experience in my subsequent two attempts were
> hardly any different.Ideally there should be sound-proofed cubicles for each
> test-taker and take my word for it ear-plugs and ear-muffs DO NOT work.What I
> found from my subsequent desperate research is even if you use ear-plugs/muffs
> speech gets conducted through the head bones and of course they will not allow
> you to play music to drown out the speech.
>
> Also when I took the written test there was no rule stating that one had to
> take the Lab at least once a year or the written exam would become
> invalid.Again perhaps a PIL...
>
> Very frankly if the correct exam environment is provided and the company didnt
> keep on playing with the exam format/contents etc. there would be many more
> CCIEs.Which is obviously why they resort to these nasty methods.What is the
> logic of introducing MPLS VPNs when the topic is already covered in the
> Service Provider track?
>
> PIL anyone...?
>
> Just in case my language is as convoluted as that of Cisco by PIL I mean
> Public Interest Litigation.
>
>
>
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Received on Tue Aug 18 2009 - 12:17:51 ART