They also don't know how to apply the knowledge they got stored away in their head which makes it useless.īest advice I have is to make sure your people skills are always improving.
Don't get me wrong, having the technical knowledge is still a big part, but I know a ton of network engineers and operations folks who simply just don't get the business side of the equation - the mission for the company and they get left behind. I get so much more done when I can just ring someone up and tell them here is where I am at, this is what I think, can they help me out with it. It sucks for resume fluff, but I've built more contacts in the last year than I did in the first 10 of my career. Being able to know the names and situations of the folks I am dealing without outside my company and who we both provide and receive services from is key. Working on the people skills is probably the best asset you can develop. Knowing the person on the other end of the line makes all the difference. Human networking - you know, getting to know peers outside of my small group and reaching out and getting to know my vendors, my providers, etc better makes a lot more difference than any cert I will ever have. Reality is, I dig networking - but I've come to learn more and more to become better rounded I got to get out the the network only mentality. I do networking 40-50 hours a week - and when I am at work, that is all I do - I don't have time to slack off and if I do have a spare moment, I am always improving stuff - fixing the odd box here and there that isn't working the way it should be, dealing with vendors to make sure our spares are up to snuff, verifying laptops and cables are available - all the silly shit that while it seems stupid and everyone hates doing it, it makes all the difference in the world come panic time. I work operations - certs are great, but being able to think, troubleshoot, and isolate all sorts of issues and basically troubleshoot other peoples problems is something I've come to love - even though I will whine/bitch/moan about the moron not doing basic checks first and see red when someone says - "I really haven't looked at the issue, but I think it is the network" without any sort of evidence to prove it is.
I dunno, for me, depends on what you actually want to do.
Opening a can of worms with the certification debate, been hashed over a lot here, so I'll skip it.
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