sue1985  

Many people holding impractical expectations to participate in the certification exams of Cisco are usually ending with frustration. Many people owned below expectations before participating in certification exams:

CCIP certification is only way to get a job successfully;
to be a CCIP is to be successful；
I can get my dreaming job as long as I acquire the CCIP certificate;
CCIP certification is the rule of the IT industry;
The certification of CCIP is a big gold mine....
But is such certificate so important? Maybe it is the mistaken concept of the certification that contributes to such unpractical expectations.

In fact, certificate examination, take the example of Cisco 642-642, is only used to assess a candidate' knowledge of certain software, his logical thinking ability and problem resolution ability. However, nearly every client or emplor hopes you are experienced and skillful. You should know that certification exams are impossible to increase your work experience.

In addition, 642-642 mainly focus on the technological skills, while it’s impossible for you to achieve success in IT industry merely by skills. Therefore, to be successful in the IT industy, you need to be a skilled staff with more other knowlege, such as knowledge of interpersonal relationship, negociation skills, team work, ect.

In a word, you should think before leap, and make sure that you have sufficient time and resources to fulfill the exam. You might as well try to gain more practical experience from the media, internet and even from your boss.