Ivan Pepelnjak on Certifications
The following articles written by Ivan Pepelnjak describe his views on IT certifications, their impact on the industry, training and career prospects.
In Fragments
- Simulations are not the real thing
- Writing good exam questions
- Can brain dumps be stopped?
- Are job candidates with IT certifications any good? Test them!
- Should I consider certifications when selecting job candidates?
- Certifications - a new barrier to entry?
- How much knowledge will I gain by studying for a certification?
- How well does Cisco's certification training map to my actual network?
- Let's see if they can swim
- Who is an associate?
- Gaining knowledge - what's the best way to do it?
- Don't despair, vote!
- Knowledge or recipes?
In Cisco IOS hints and tricks, Ivan's private blog
- SDN, Career Choices and Magic Graphs (25 September 2012)
- Does CCIE still make sense? (28 February 2012)
- Networking is like physics or math, not history (27 April 2010)
- Certifications and the hiring process (4 December 2009)
- Random “Scenic Route Certification” thoughts (6 December 2008)
- CCIE is devalued? Get real. (14 August 2008)
- The value of being a CCIE (8 July 2008)
- Why I'm no longer an active CCIE (1 July 2008)
Needless to say, the opinions expressed in the listed articles are entirely the author’s opinions and not those of his employer and/or its affiliates.
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4 September 2013