Re: OT: SCHOOL for networking and CISCO career

["Koree A. Smith" <koree@ameth.org>]

You may have already thought of this, but this is a word of warning
from someone in the industry.  While a CCNA is a great cert to have,
it is not a guaranteed job.  I've had plenty of CCNAs that have worked
to me that really have no actual concept of how to build or support a
network.  That's not to say that this cert means nothing.  It's simply
to say that when someone looks at your resume, and sees that cert, if
there's not a lot of other experience there, they will possibly pass
over your resume.

What I will say is that hands-on experience is the number one thing
you need to focus on.  In fact, getting a Cisco cert is a bit
difficult without it.  There are lots of CCNA packages on Ebay that
give you a switch and a couple of routers.  Look for one that has a T1
crossover.  Getting your hands dirty in IOS is imperative.  Knowing
the OSI model is also a necessity.

Anyway, just some advice :D

Koree

On 7/10/06, hbrhodes <hbrhodes@gmail.com> wrote:
> i found a technical school here in town that teaches Cisco Curriculum,
> CCNA 1 Networking Basics v3.1, & CCNA 2 Routers and Routing Basics
> v3.1.  Would that be something that would make be marketable and does
> anyone here do that type of thing already?
>
> i've heard Cisco is pretty big.  not sure about the other things.  i am
> looking more information up on my own, however, i wanted to hear from
> people that are doing some of these things what think and not simply
> recieve the school's version of things.  I was reading about the
> differences on a technical school (ITT-Tech or Devry) and a College
> (SEMo University) and i recieved the impression that techie schools are
> more for hands on careers and Universities are more for management.  ITT
> offers a BS and so does SEMo ... and the way the classes are described
> are a little different.
>
> Anyway, i was interested in knowing anyones take on their thoughts if
> they did not mind sharing!
>
> --
> bentley rhodes          | Southeast Missouri University
> hbrhodes1s@semo.edu     | College of Nursing, Spring 2008.
>                         | http://www2.semo.edu/nursing/
>
>
> -
> To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@silug.org with
> "unsubscribe silug-discuss" in the body.
>
>


-- 
Koree Smith
--
koreesmith@gmail.com
koree@ameth.org

-
To unsubscribe, send email to majordomo@silug.org with
"unsubscribe silug-discuss" in the body.