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ccie6679, did you have a bunch of headhunters calling you immediately after you got your CCIE?
Any Cisco certs out there?
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I don't see how any of these certifications can be hot right now. People with these certifications rely heavily on the economy of tech companies which is horrible right now. I see to much downsizing going on and it seems like these people are the first to go.
However, a good software engineer will always have work regardless of the state of the economy.
However, a good software engineer will always have work regardless of the state of the economy.
bigbusdriver
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working on my ccnp right now to. any ead hunters looking ???? tired of driving a freakin school bus
Parabellum
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Security is definitely the way to go. VoIP is starting to make a little noise too. But you can never go wrong with Security.
The market is a little dry right now. I have my CCNA, CCDA, working on my CCNP (1 out of 4), MCSE. I'm currently employed by an ISP and get my "hands on", which is what everyone is really looking for.
Certifications do open more doors for you. In most companies it's a prerequisite. They prefer certified people because it shows that you are teachable.
I think the problem with the market is that it is flooded with paper certs who just can't back themselves up.
You can only get so much out of a book.
The market is a little dry right now. I have my CCNA, CCDA, working on my CCNP (1 out of 4), MCSE. I'm currently employed by an ISP and get my "hands on", which is what everyone is really looking for.
Certifications do open more doors for you. In most companies it's a prerequisite. They prefer certified people because it shows that you are teachable.
I think the problem with the market is that it is flooded with paper certs who just can't back themselves up.
You can only get so much out of a book.
Sassy69
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I have a lot of "old school" programming education & experience (C/C++, OOD, etc.), did the college route - MSCS, then got an MBA to get out of programming. I don't want to program any more, I learned most of my web development on my own and I work in the service provider industry. Want to get more into network components because this just looks more promising in the future. Don't want to go back to college (AGAIN) but I don't have the sys admin / network exp. it would take to jump back into the tech side w/o doing more programming.
Wireless networks just looks damn good to me. VOIP - worked in that field 2 years ago - that's going to take a little more of a sales pitch because the only market right now is overseas calls or new companies who dont' have to replace installed equipment. Security DEFINITELY. So many opportunities!
Wireless networks just looks damn good to me. VOIP - worked in that field 2 years ago - that's going to take a little more of a sales pitch because the only market right now is overseas calls or new companies who dont' have to replace installed equipment. Security DEFINITELY. So many opportunities!
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decem
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MCSE and MCDBA. no certs are worth a shit unless you have the experience to go with it. for those of you who are busy wasting money on transcender and examcrams and boot camps - get in the industry first. start at the bottom. see if you can do an internship somewhere. otherwise you're gonna have a real pretty piece of toilet paper and that's it.
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