Obtaining certificates

Hi Reader, 

I have been on the run of obtaining my international certificates. From hands on practice and from the field experiences I have acquired over the years. I always get advices from one of my senior professional IT colleagues I meet most often.

‘’Confidence can be difficult, that I know, particularly on your first Cisco exam. First off, given your question, I'd suggest that you consider taking the two-exam path to CCNA by passing the ICND1 exam and then the ICND2 exam. That lets you break the material in half, with less volume to study for Second, practice applying your knowledge. That means: lots of repetition doing labs, lots of practice questions, lots of paper exercises, and any other review exercises that you can find. And when you answer a practice question and don't confidently know the answer, stop, research, and figure out the details until you are confident in the answer. Finally, when working through that final preparation, engage at the Cisco Learning Network. Look around for posts of people asking how they gained confidence, what they did that worked to help them pass, and so on. There are lots of prior posts in which people state what they did that worked for them. On configuration, pick the top 10-12 topics that can be configured, and practice them on paper in your spare moments, until you can do those in your sleep. And of course, practice sub netting and the related math until it's automatic. That sounds like a lot, and it is. But if you can get the right answer on subnetting math every time, configure the major topics correctly and quickly every time, and you fill in lots of holes in your knowledge by using lots of practice questions, then your confidence should grow’’. 

These words from Engineer Raphael Ajalie inspired me a lot. I’m now engaged in the Cisco learning network by signing up for free. Even though this does not give you a clear picture of obtaining a certificate, but it allows you to have an exchange of conversations with other professionals. I recently ordered my ICND (Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices), Part 1&2 or CCNA R&S books and have started a massive study during my quite moment since it arrived. My next order are routers and switches anytime soon to setup a small home study lab. I love playing with devices, especially networking. I would like to encourage my friend out there struggling in his/her career path never give up on anything. I see a not too distance future of becoming an IT engineer soon.

Daniel Collins