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RE: CCNP Certification usage clarification. [7:91383] posted 08/02/2004
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Muralidhar A wrote:
> 
> Ted,
> 
> Ur point is very well taken, But then what if the person is
> technically
> sound to handle all the changes,I mean he really has the
> knowledge of the
> items.

He should have said it was expired on his resume, though. I would wonder
what else the person might be exaggerating on the resume.

Priscilla


> 
> 
> to debate, why don't the engineering degrees (BE,BS,MS etc)
> taken years back
> never get expired ? doesn't their syllabus change ?. 
> 
> Personally, i agree with you ted but I think it might be ok to
> mention it on
> resume if he  mentions that it is a previous version
> certification like 1.0
> or 2.0 etc.
> 
> Cheers,
> Murali
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ted bivins [mailto:teddy_55124@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 9:37 PM
> To: cisco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: CCNP Certification usage clarification. [7:91383]
> 
> 
> Technically, a person cannot specify an expired certification
> on their
> resume as being current. The CCNP is not an easy certification
> to aquire. I
> would be wondering why a professional would allow his
> certification to
> expire. I don't think that you will find many leading doctors
> allowing their
> 
> skills to become outdated. Those of us that work in the Network
> Engineering
> Community should hold as much value to our certifications as
> those in other
> career fields, if nothing else but to prevent potential
> employers like this
> one to perceive that a certification is not as important or
> relevant as
> having a degree. Not that I want to start that thread again...
> 
> 
> >From: "Muralidhar A" 
> >Reply-To: "Muralidhar A" 
> >To: cisco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: CCNP Certification usage clarification. [7:91383]
> >Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 06:48:12 GMT
> >
> >Hi ,
> >
> >
> >
> >I recently conducted an interview of a ccnp candidate, he has
> his
> >certifications expired and is knowledgeable but I wud like to
> know if he
> >can
> >legally use his expired CCNP status on his resume?..
> >
> >
> >
> >Well he apparently was not aware he had expired them, till I
> pointed it
> >out,
> >though I don't want to buy this story of his.. for all u know
> it might be
> >true..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Murali
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