In my first blog CCNA Certification Advantages, I discussed the core reason and the opportunities that we need to explore for making the best out of the networking industry. We have determined that CCNA certification makes lots of sense since it is highly recognized in the industry as excellent qualifications for an employee. Earning a Cisco certification means that you have a good grasp of the technology and most importantly you are competent to design and implement Cisco solutions and products.

I am taking this opportunity to share with you all the details regarding the subject area that it covers, exam structure, reference materials and couple of forums that has done me good.

Since you have decided that CCNA is going to be elixir of life for your career, then chalk out your plan, first and foremost being to convince yourself that it is not at all a tough nut to crack and simple systematic approach can make you walk out with the certificate in hand to all the way to your PC to update the resume.

So let me adopt that systematic approach and avoid all my exemplary linguistic skills and stick to plain old bulleted format.

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This is the question all the CCNA aspirants love to ask when the networking industry and related opportunities become a topic among their cronies. The CCNA exam was coined out by Cisco hiring team to illustrate (read filter) that you understand and can digest the topics relating to routing and switching. Putting simply, CCNA is the stepping stone for the IT organizations to acknowledge you as a serious candidate interested in pursuing a career in the networking industry. Of course there are other certifications, but Cisco has set a standard which this industry has got used to or should I say cannot live without.

It is true that Cisco products sells like hot cake. Though it can be debated that they might not be in the forefront in providing the cutting edge solutions to their clients, but they are known to provide the best output from whatever they have. One thing that sets them apart, is their aggressive sales and a well trained battery of TAC (Technical Assistance Center) engineers which would amount to around 5,000 engineers worldwide to support the products should the client need. I can say that with confidence since I was one among the TAC engineers couple of years ago and now I am working with Hewlett Packard. Only this time I get to play the role of a client interacting with the TAC to resolve complicated issues that are normally out of my reach. Every time, I am impressed. Read more…