Eman

Inspire Awe - My Date with Terry Slattery
The days leading up to the CCIE Party were a jumble of emails and discussions about how I would get into the blessed event. Thankfully I have a few friends at Cisco who were certain that having the CCIE Agent there was a good thing, but dealing with the decision makers has its own twists and turns. So I had to decide on which contingency plan might be needed, would I use the fire escape or rappel from a helicopter? Would the CCIE Agent be able to influence one of the CCIEs into turning over their pass for a bribe? Could I rent a jet pack? Maybe dressed as a waiter I could use the employee entrance! Would I have to cry in front of the Certification Lounge until one of the Cisco Live organizers took pity on me? As it turned out, .....

Beware the Contract that Bites!
It has been a while since I was involved in discovering some restrictive covenants which were a part of the nightmare that turned into the CCIE Hostage situation I helped resolve back in 2008. In that situation, the two CCIEs had been hired and relocated to Dubai by a channel partner who almost immediately put them on unpaid leave. This pair of CCIEs had a contract that prevented them from working for any competitor in the country, as a clause to release their CCIE numbers. I wrote at that time that this was not unusual in the UAE for a lot of technical and professional roles.
Well HELLO, it also happens here in the good old USA.

I'm Working Here
I must confess that, yes, I am a recruiter. Maybe it’s not what I lead in with, because I do a lot of other stuff as well, but it’s true. I am a recruiter. The CCIE Agent™ is my way of telling you that I am not driven by placements, but by helping as a career agent. Helping the CCIE is the key here, because of the population of them I can work as a supply-sided resource for talent with my clients. Looking at the population numbers I think it is important to remember that there are less than 21,000 CCIEs, all tracks combined there are still less than 21,000. The numbers are not being published anymore these days which is disappointing to me because I think the number of CCIEs is an incentive to care for them properly and to compensate them accordingly. But het, I don’t make the rules I just connect CCIEs with hiring mangers. So if you hear me say:

WHEN PLANNING YOUR CAREER GOALS, THINK IN REVERSE
My next door neighbors had a graduation party for one of their daughters. I was especially pleased to be invited because my wife and I enjoy their company. I always enjoy speaking with the patriarch of their family Grandpa Grunewal. The Wisdom of Grandpa Grunenwal...

In Their own words

Jeremy Filliben
Cisco Live 2010
I thought I'd be able to keep up with this on a daily basis, but I was wrong. So here's a recap of the bulk of the conference. Cisco Live 2010

Joselito Nunez
Cisco Live Junio 2010 Las Vegas
Voy a contarles mi experiencia en español.
Primeramente voy a escribir de porque asistí a Cisco Live 2010 en Las vegas, si yo soy de Perú y debería haber asistido al de la Región.
Les cuento que esta es mi segunda vez que asisto al evento de Networking más grande en tecnología que conozco.

The winner of the Elvis Guitar Giveaway!
David McKnight
So, Elvis has left the building and made his way to Colorado where he’s joined the family of guitars that I call my own. Cisco Live was a fantastic experience this year, capped off by the excitement of adding a beautiful new guitar to my collection. I can’t say enough thanks to Eman and CCIE Flyer for a such great experience. I look forward to seeing everybody next year!

Layer 8
Managing Time With A Roadmap
The solution to this dilemma of "too many things attracting my attention" is the study roadmap. When working on CCIE certification the first time around, I created a calendar with technical milestones I needed to reach in my preparations.

The Art of Troubleshooting
Dan Shechter Gelles

" Why troubleshooting?" you may ask.
• Troubleshooting is the highest form of networking skill.
• Inside-out knowledge of the technology is a prerequisite.
• You must be able to "crawl under the skin" of IOS™, and fully comprehend it's strengths and weaknesses.

Inside Your HR Folder
Jay Brennan
Whether you're the interviewee or the interviewer, you're going to be selling. When you're looking to hire someone, you have to sell them on the job, the company and coming to work with you. When you're looking to be hired, you have to convince them that you're the best possible choice out of a potential sea of candidates. In both cases, the better sales pitch you make, the more likely you'll close the deal.

Gregory Gombas
5 Resume Mistakes That Will Destroy Your Chances of Getting a Job – Part1
In my last post I covered the importance of finding a new job in order to get a salary increase. If you agree with that statement (or even if you don’t) and are ready to make a move, then its time to start updating your resume. So let’s go to the file cabinet, pull out that wrinkled up, dusty, cobweb-covered resume, and get it ready for prime time.