Passed 640-802 this morning
waqarsarwar
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Hello just passed the exam with 854!!! a low score but what hell i will take it.... I forgot to copy run start during one of the Sims. Started out studying in July with no networking experience before... used Todd book and CBT nuggets videos only and internet search for stuff i didn't get it.... also thx to DCD and GREGORIO techexam members who helped me setting up the lab!!!
Asking for suggestion what to do next CCNP or microsoft?
Asking for suggestion what to do next CCNP or microsoft?
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jamthat
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Congrats! Impressive you were able to go from 0-CCNA in ~3 months..just in time!
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Tyb
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Congratulations on the passWGU BS:IT Security (March 2015)
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f0rgiv3n
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Congrats on the hard work paying off!
Microsoft vs CCNP:
The decision should depend on what you want to do and what your current experience is. There are a lot of opinions on when to do the CCNP. I for one am of the opinion that you shouldn't do the CCNP until you have some experience under your belt. The topics are a lot more in-depth and the positions that require an NP usually require a few years (or a couple) of experience in networking.
Microsoft exams would be great to round you at as an IT pro. Unless you go straight into network only, Microsoft will help show that you know more than just how to route packets. I also have to say that it would be easier to get a job (if you're trying to move up) if you're lacking on experience but have CCNA and some Microsoft certs vs if you have only a CCNP.
Anyways, those are my two cents, take it, leave it... or save it for a candy bar. Your choice! -
Master Of Puppets
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Congrats!Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. -
diggitle
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I see a lot of people with CCNA, CCNP that have never even worked in or with CISCO devices. Why is that?c colon i net pub dubdubdub root -
networker050184
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Probably because they want to work with Cisco devices.An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made. -
coffeeluvr
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Congratulations on the pass!"Something feels funny, I must be thinking too hard. - Pooh" -
waqarsarwar
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As i said in my post i did setup home lab to practice CLI and setting up small network to see if i can actually setup switches and routers in real life so getting certificate means you do actually work with cisco devices!!!
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Ismaeljrp
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waqarsarwar wrote: »As i said in my post i did setup home lab to practice CLI and setting up small network to see if i can actually setup switches and routers in real life so getting certificate means you do actually work with cisco devices!!!
Agree. Depending on how you trained, just because you don't have professional experience with the gear does not mean you have NO experience. Even if only implemented in a SOHO environment, it is experience. Now, that type of experience is a bit more trickier to convey in a resume but for entry level, it's still worth a shot, it's still better than just having some paper cert in which you just read a book and took a test. -
DCD
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I miss this post Waqarsarwar Congratulations on your accomplishment passing the CCNA. I would say do the CCNP switch and Microsoft Infrastructure or workstation. Infrastructure keeps you with the networking side and the workstation gets you the first IT job.
