On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 23:45 +0100, michael.dillon@bt.com wrote:
When the university education system reached the form that it has today, they tried to weed out this type of person by requiring a doctoral candidate to pass through the gauntlet of oral exams in front of a panel of recognized experts in the field. Certification programs don't include that step so we must do it ourselves at job interview time.
The CCIE Lab used to be like an oral exam. Two days, pretty much one-on-one with two proctors. There were four guys in the facility when I took the lab, and I didn't see them at all other than the 30 minute orientation to the lab and for an hour at supper (supervised by the proctors). I understand it has shrunk significantly now. -- Daniel J McDonald, CCIE # 2495, CISSP # 78281, CNX Austin Energy http://www.austinenergy.com