The First of Many to Come!

Started by dipenshah, May 10, 2016, 10:36:51 AM

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dipenshah

May 10, 2016, 10:36:51 AM
I am now CCENT certified  :rock:

I gave my first Cisco certification exam and passed.

I am now looking forward to other certifications.

I want to get some advice on which certifications should I now focus on? CCENT is prerequisite for all CCNA level exams like: CCNA R&S, CCNA security, CCDA, CCNA service provider, etc.

Kindly suggest :)

deanwebb

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May 10, 2016, 10:38:53 AM
CCNA R&S should absolutely be your next one. You want a firm grasp of all the basics before specializing.

Also, regarding your passing the test:

:applause:
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

dlots

#2
May 10, 2016, 11:17:12 AM
Congragalations!! the 1st one is ushally the hardest.  I would go after the CCNA R/S also

EOS

#3
May 10, 2016, 02:45:56 PM
+1 for CCNA R&S next


Congrats!!!!! :pub:

GeorgeS

#4
May 11, 2016, 02:04:03 AM
 :rock: i also agree, go with R&S u need the fundamentals and then try to search for a job in the field. Many times your first job defines your career as a routing/security/wireless/voice guy.

NetworkGroover

#5
May 11, 2016, 10:46:26 AM
Agree whole-heartedly regarding R&S - get a strong foundation in general route/switch and that will take you far... no matter where you go.. working on Cisco or otherwise. Honestly I'd focus on getting the CCNP R&S before anything else unless you have a specific need.
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NetworkGroover

#6
May 11, 2016, 12:21:39 PM
...... and I JUST used that knowledge to root cause an issue with MST a customer experienced who was mistakenly thinking in a per-VLAN mindset. Layer 2 matters, folks....  :naughty:
Engineer by day, DJ by night, family first always

SimonV

#7
May 11, 2016, 02:38:17 PM
Congratulations, let's hope certain other members take example and stop procrastinating their VPN exam!

deanwebb

#8
May 11, 2016, 02:47:44 PM
Quote from: SimonV on May 11, 2016, 02:38:17 PM
Congratulations, let's hope certain other members take example and stop procrastinating their VPN exam!

:kiwf:

I find I do better on the practice exams after reviewing the material in the book. I have until 21 June to get this done, so that means less than 40 days...
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

dipenshah

#9
May 11, 2016, 06:03:26 PM
 Thank you guys :)

CCNA Routing & Switching concepts I'm comfortable with....definitely CCNA will be my next choice.

dipenshah

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June 21, 2016, 04:01:08 PM Last Edit: June 21, 2016, 04:15:11 PM by dipenshah
And done with CCNA R & S :D

It was tough!!

I am so confused with what certification should I next [emoji26]

I don't want to take CCNP so soon i.e. Without any industry experience. I will study though.

I'm studying for CCDA and CCNA wireless but it's of no use to go for all exams Cisco offers without knowing where I am going to end up. (Not affordable).

I have seen seniors going towards security with Security+ or CCNA security and getting jobs at companies like Dell secure.

Or may be I should go for rhcsa and then rhce? I have seen internship opportunities asking for both CCNA and Rhce [emoji849]

My goal is to get a job by fall or next spring. Any suggestions what should I do next?

deanwebb

#11
June 21, 2016, 05:00:20 PM
Entry level jobs are yours for the asking, almost, right now with the CCNA. Once the recruiters have your resume in their pipeline, in about 2 months you'll get offers.

Go for a P-level cert in a field you are interested in. If you don't know yet, then get the entry-level job first and see what interests you the most.
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

dipenshah

#12
June 22, 2016, 09:42:55 PM
Thank you deanwebb I will start applying [emoji4]

Definitely P-level certification once I get some experience [emoji4]


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