Ccie how long to study

At least that is the best I can tell at this time. INE might split them up latter. My Plan is close to yours, with me trying to do 40 hours per week. We will see how that goes, I am really only starting the plan today. Wish I had a rich uncle to pay for a boot camp, but I read some tips and sites about CCIE preparation, i discussed the idea with my wife and I asked my company to Support me.

After that, i wrote a plan. To get the written exam. In General, I have to increase my knowhow. At the Moment i read some Books. After that i will start with the INE preparation for my writen exam.

Plus 10 Hours at Weekend. So i will spend 24 hours a week. Stefan, you should try to establish dates for your written and lab exams.

These are stakes in the ground to try and meet, but are somewhat flexible as things do happen in life. Most popular suggestions are to put the written 3 to 6 months before the lab, as the knowledge you need is very similar for both. In other words, study for the lab with just a couple of weeks to go over the extra written material and you will be able to pass the written. Defined goals are easier to meet. Best wishes on your path to the numbers!

Unfortunate stories might surface from time to time to tell you the heavy price you might pay for success find the CCIE on this list.

The small ones should allways be told that what they see on screen or in various internet ads is not real life. PS: My personal advice for anybody who is trying this, think about what Bobby Fisher once said when he retired although he was at the top of his carreer and a genius in the world of Chess: "It sounds like a bad joke to say that the only thing you can do for living is to play chess".

Well said. Many people do not consider the far reaching ramifications of dedicating themselves to passing the CCIE. Most people spend anywhere from 12 months to 24 months preparing by the time they pass the lab. The average attempts to pass a given track are statistically attempts, and that is per Cisco. Greatness is not cheap, nor easy. If it were, it would no longer be greatness, but normal.

Having a CCIE to do the initial task is good but what do they do tomorrow. That might be why you are still employed. Why do you want to pursue the CCIE? Only you can answer the question you have posted. If you are serious about the CCIE then your post should be "CCIE in six months" Its been almost two months since your post so you should now be about a third of the way through your journey. I am also on the same journey so best of luck and let us all know if you succeed. I would say possible, but improbable.

I also wouldn't advise this unless you are pretty sure it is going to work out the way you think it will. I've heard of a few cases of CCIE's that have no practical experience. They come up on the employer job searches as they should. However, they are competing with those who have experience and typically fail the interview process.

This is sort of like deciding you're going to learn to drive, but you're starting with a semi on the freeway. I'd recommend working up through the ranks even if it is harder to get a job. I can either go for experience first and then get my certification or I can earn the certification first and then go on to get some experience. I have decided to follow the latter path since its faster. It's possible but I don't think it's a wise idea. Why not? I would never hire a CCIE with no experience.

Although you may know IOS inside and out you are still not an expert. As a CCIE you are expected to have great knowledge and experience. Not all things can be learned from books. Many people will look at you as a paper cert, true or not that is the assumption if you don't have any experience to back it up.

You will likely miss concepts if you are studying that fast. For me, becoming a CCIE was about becoming an expert and the digits came in second hand. I could have finished earlier by just reading exactly what was on the blueprint but I digged deeper into some topics because they interested me. I have greatly benefited from that later on in my career. Everything does not have to be a race. Do the CCNA and find an entry level position.

You can study in a more natural pace and make the knowledge stick while getting experience at the same time. That is my view but you are of course free to choose whatever path you want to.

If I can summarise the thread and please do not double post it confuses our simple minds most people are supportive of your venture and believe it is possible. The experience is always a difficult one because 10 years often means 2 years experience and seeing the same thing another four times. Most people's experience is wider than the syllabus especially when interfacing with other IT and non-IT personnel.

The important thing to remember is that the CLN community is here to support you in your endevour. I already put a task in my calendar to check back in this thread in 6 months. I don't have the luxury to disappear like Quaseem. I am just curious to see what Quaseem will need to pass the written. Good luck anyway. You can do it in 6 months from scratch , but without any previously work experience or general knowledge of networking, you will not be a particularly good CCIE. Qaseem obviously you have already made your mind up to do this, however heed other peoples opinions, quite frankly you are wasting your time effort and money on a CCIE without deep knowledge understanding and experience.

Concentrate your efforts on widening your experience in different Cisco technologies ie voice or SP which will further enhance your skills, even do other vendors quals to give your job finding skills a further boost. Being an expert CCIE does not just involve Cisco but being able to look at the bigger view of a network and make predictions. Unless your scott morris brian mcghan brian dennis or petr laphukov heed the advice given to you here. Anything is possible.

The troubleshooting section and the newer Diagnostic section will be much more difficult having no practical experience. From a configuration standpoint, and knowledge gathering point of view, having good study habits and a high IQ are certainly working in your favor and will give you a fighting chance. But, this process can also be a humbling experience. Respect the exam and concentrate on the thought process. Everything else is merely details that can always be looked up.

Ups, the OP crossposted this. Yeah please encourage any person reading this to go for it. And then complain about the value of the certification going down. Edit: I guess this is a more subtle way to work on decreasing your own salary.

It bums me out to read questions like this. I also have a full time plus projects, midnight changes, all night troubleshooting , a wife, two teen angers, and four dogs. I get bummed at these people who have nothing else to do besides study and lab - how am ever going to find time to study adequately. Granted, I get to do a lot of ccie rs lab skills in my normal job, but just get aggravated about these questions of if I do this and nothing else, can I pass.

Well of course you can - duh - the challenge is to do it AND have a life. Some went for 4xCCIE instead of 4xdog I guess that that is were the difference is. Life is a long distance run, you don't have to give everything in the first meters and believe me you are thousand of miles ahead of many others.

I am in the same boat with you from professional perspective. Don't have the dogs though. Obviously Qaseem the community shall support you but its obvious you have not checked out a good school and read their materials for example INE otherwise you would already know this answer. Utilizing all the study materials you could get your hands on your preparation will significantly grow your success changes.

Let us send our free study materials. Package includes:. CCNA CCNP Enterprise. CCNP Security. CCNP Collaboration. For example, there's talk of a gentleman who has taken the CCIE lab exam more than 20 times. I have it on good authority that this is not an urban legend. I have to give this guy a lot of credit for determination--a key element in the path to CCIE--but at some point, I would think, you'd have to look at yourself in the mirror and decide that you've spent enough time and energy and money on it!

Next time I'll post a few poll questions about preparation phases and timelines so we can collect additional real-world experiences on how long it takes candidates to make the CCIE journey. In the meantime, please feel free to post your feedback on the phases I've laid out above. Is it trimmable? Did you find a way to optimize it? How does it differ for dual- or multiple-CCIE holders? What effects did training or a lack of training have on your timeline? Here are the latest Insider stories.

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