Cisco Certification: Making A Good Impression In Your Job Interview
Okay, you did it! You earned your Cisco Certified Network Associate certification.
Now what?
People who pass the CCNA exam fall into one of three categories. You may be just entering the IT field you may be working on the LAN side and want to move to the WAN side (that’s where I was when I passed the CCNA), or you may already work on the WAN side of the network, and you want to move up the ladder.
One way or the other, you’re going to have to face the dreaded job interview. Some CCNAs do really well in interviews, and some don’t. I’ve been on both sides of that interview, and I have a few pointers for you to be one of those who do well and get that job.
Be confident, but not cocky. The CCNA is a great certfication to have it’s where we all start. Do not walk into the interview thinking you know everything because you have a CCNA. (I’m a CCIE and am the first to admit I certainly don’t know everything.)
Answer questions confidently if you don’t know the answer, that’s no sin. If you prepared for your CCNA...