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tpunx99GSX · 01-24-2011

It really depends on what you want to do. If you enjoy working on Cisco appliances and want to be a routing guy, go for the CCNP etc.
I would say, only do CCIE if you A) get a company to pay for it, or B) are looking to work for Cisco. I once heard a statistic that something like 80-90% of CCIEs work for Cisco. (you probably know this, but the 10k doesnt include hotel and airfare to take the test).
The CCIE was part of my plan when i was getting out of college, but decided against it because i choose the path of MS Admin.
I would say you should do the MCITP regardless of what cert path you go, as this will help no matter where your career path goes.

01-24-2011	#9
tpunx99GSX Tournaments Won: 3 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maple Grove, MN Drives: Lancer and Durango Posts: 7,017	Re: IT certification opinions... It really depends on what you want to do. If you enjoy working on Cisco appliances and want to be a routing guy, go for the CCNP etc. I would say, only do CCIE if you A) get a company to pay for it, or B) are looking to work for Cisco. I once heard a statistic that something like 80-90% of CCIEs work for Cisco. (you probably know this, but the 10k doesnt include hotel and airfare to take the test). The CCIE was part of my plan when i was getting out of college, but decided against it because i choose the path of MS Admin. I would say you should do the MCITP regardless of what cert path you go, as this will help no matter where your career path goes. __________________ Scientific theories are the most reliable, rigorous, and comprehensive form of scientific knowledge. This is significantly different from the common usage of the word "theory", which implies that something is a conjecture, hypothesis, or guess.