Woohoo!

Well, passed 291 today. Different testing centre from the last time and
the whole thing went without a hitch. That makes me an MCSA. CCNA next,
methinks. I'm getting a little tired of MS exams :-)

Passed with 700, when actually I thought I might have failed due to me
having to take an educated guess at more than one question. It's
certainly not the nicest MS test in the world!

Interestingly, I had the exact same problem as this guy had with a DNS
simulation question:

http://www.sadikhov.com/forum/Passed-70-291-Score-962_30107.html

I sent feedback for that question.

I also had another DNS sim question. The question involved two domains
and a DNS server in one. The thing was, the same of the domain was wrong
(i.e. the DNS server I was configuring was on abc.com and not xyz.com,
even though the question said that I had to configure the DNS server on
xyz.com...)

Anyway, in conclusion, MS need to test their sims more thorougly.

--
Chris M.

The
Tue Jun 14 10:20:36 CDT 2005

"Mr Roflcopter" <nobody@nowhere.special> wrote
> Well, passed 291 today. Different testing centre from the last time and
> the whole thing went without a hitch. That makes me an MCSA. CCNA next,
> methinks. I'm getting a little tired of MS exams :-)

I applaud your accomplishments, but I must tell you, I'm already an MCSB,
and this occurred by osmosis.

MicroCephalic S. Bob
http://www.roblindman.com/ - while supplies last

Eric
Tue Jun 14 10:31:15 CDT 2005

Mr Roflcopter wrote:
>
> Well, passed 291 today. Different testing centre from the last time and
> the whole thing went without a hitch. That makes me an MCSA. CCNA next,
> methinks. I'm getting a little tired of MS exams :-)
>
> Passed with 700, when actually I thought I might have failed due to me
> having to take an educated guess at more than one question. It's
> certainly not the nicest MS test in the world!
>
> Interestingly, I had the exact same problem as this guy had with a DNS
> simulation question:
>
> http://www.sadikhov.com/forum/Passed-70-291-Score-962_30107.html
>
> I sent feedback for that question.
>
> I also had another DNS sim question. The question involved two domains
> and a DNS server in one. The thing was, the same of the domain was wrong
> (i.e. the DNS server I was configuring was on abc.com and not xyz.com,
> even though the question said that I had to configure the DNS server on
> xyz.com...)
>
> Anyway, in conclusion, MS need to test their sims more thorougly.

I would seriously think before taking the CCNA. If you are not going to
be working with cisco, it is almost better to wait and take it. I have
had mine for almost a year now and I still am not working with cisco
equipment. It expires every 3 years, so i am facing the possibility of
retaking the exam of moving on to the CCSP to recertify the CCNA.


just a thought, congrats on the MCSA

Mr
Tue Jun 14 10:45:42 CDT 2005

Eric Eastridge wrote:
> I would seriously think before taking the CCNA. If you are not going to
> be working with cisco, it is almost better to wait and take it. I have
> had mine for almost a year now and I still am not working with cisco
> equipment. It expires every 3 years, so i am facing the possibility of
> retaking the exam of moving on to the CCSP to recertify the CCNA.

Yeah, I see your point, but in the absence of working experience with
Cisco kit wouldn't it be easier to get a job working with Cisco kit if
you were a CCNA?

The other reason I'm going for that next is that I work at a University
where there's a brand new £50K Cisco networking lab, and I have a key
;-) Hell, I helped set the lab up in the first place. Might as well make
the most of it before I move on.

--
Chris M.

Eric
Tue Jun 14 11:45:08 CDT 2005

Mr Roflcopter wrote:
> Eric Eastridge wrote:
>
>> I would seriously think before taking the CCNA. If you are not going
>> to be working with cisco, it is almost better to wait and take it. I
>> have had mine for almost a year now and I still am not working with
>> cisco equipment. It expires every 3 years, so i am facing the
>> possibility of retaking the exam of moving on to the CCSP to recertify
>> the CCNA.
>
>
> Yeah, I see your point, but in the absence of working experience with
> Cisco kit wouldn't it be easier to get a job working with Cisco kit if
> you were a CCNA?
>
> The other reason I'm going for that next is that I work at a University
> where there's a brand new £50K Cisco networking lab, and I have a key
> ;-) Hell, I helped set the lab up in the first place. Might as well make
> the most of it before I move on.
>

it never hurts, i got the CCNA thinking it would help, and it has
greatly increased my interviews, but still not any good job offers. most
are making less than i make now. MCSA and CCNA should make you more
marketable.

Mr
Tue Jun 14 16:32:20 CDT 2005

Eric Eastridge wrote:
> it never hurts, i got the CCNA thinking it would help, and it has
> greatly increased my interviews, but still not any good job offers. most
> are making less than i make now. MCSA and CCNA should make you more
> marketable.

*sigh* Tell me about it...

I went for a job interview a couple of weeks back. The company knew my
salary requirements before they invited me in.

I didn't get offered the job on the basis that there was another guy
they interviewed willing to work for £3.5k less than I earn now.

Kind of made me a little annoyed that they had bothered to interview me
in the first place if they were looking to pay that low, but also
concerned that there were people out there competing for the same jobs
who will work for £8k less than I would ask for.

Ah well... back to the books.

--
Chris M.

Ralph
Tue Jun 21 17:35:58 CDT 2005

Remember, they get what they pay for.


"Mr Roflcopter" <nobody@nowhere.special> wrote in message
news:42af4cca$0$2413$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Eric Eastridge wrote:
>> it never hurts, i got the CCNA thinking it would help, and it has greatly
>> increased my interviews, but still not any good job offers. most are
>> making less than i make now. MCSA and CCNA should make you more
>> marketable.
>
> *sigh* Tell me about it...
>
> I went for a job interview a couple of weeks back. The company knew my
> salary requirements before they invited me in.
>
> I didn't get offered the job on the basis that there was another guy they
> interviewed willing to work for £3.5k less than I earn now.
>
> Kind of made me a little annoyed that they had bothered to interview me in
> the first place if they were looking to pay that low, but also concerned
> that there were people out there competing for the same jobs who will work
> for £8k less than I would ask for.
>
> Ah well... back to the books.
>
> --
> Chris M.