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Message-ID: <439905D4.30302@ebay.com>
Date: Fri Dec  9 04:19:42 2005
From: mkleinpeter at ebay.com (Mike Klein)
Subject: agreed certs dont mean that much..but need
	experience..

Go for as many as you can acquire without spending your own money. I 
don't think I'd want to list 100 certifications on my resume 
however...this would seem a little strange and might raise some red 
flags of another sort.

No...they don't really mean you're smart...just that you can pass a 
test...as another poster pointed out. But this is itself a valuable 
skill/trait.

And yes they are valuable in that they can get your foot in the 
door...how long you keep the door open and whether or not you can stay 
is determined by what you TRULY know....or if you're an incredible suck 
up or tremendously good looking...sigh.

mike

Joel Jose wrote:

>
> ok. so i must now concentrate on getting a vedor certificate. here in 
> my place cisco is a very popular one especially in learning centers. 
> they have a ccna and ccnp as the most popular ones. for me.. as a 
> aspiring security profesional will ccnp be a valid choice?.. or should 
> i go in for a ccsp?
>
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