Gold medal certificate: CCIE (Cisco authenticates Internetexpert to authenticate)
Representative personage: Ma Yankun, incumbent domesticwell-known technical company’s technical inspector general
Textual research expense: In 2002 textually researches, spendsthe nearly 90,000 Yuan
Textual research step: Generally must first obtain CCNA (Ciscoto authenticate network engineer), CCNP (Cisco authenticates seniornetwork engineer), CCDA (Cisco authenticates network designer), CCDP(Cisco authenticates senior network designer) 4 certificates, the CCIEtest divides the written examination and the laboratory test, aroundat least continues above for 1 year.

Certificate “gold content”: Before the textual research integrates thecompany in wife and children to work, monthly salary 5,000 Yuan. Aftertakes the card to enter present the company, the yearly salary 150,000Yuan.
As soon as mentions the IT profession which oneself not carefullyenters, now holds the post of the technical inspector general in thedomestic well-known technical company Ma Yankun straight to shake thehead. Is “is not I did not understand with that Cisco lyrics that, isthis world change too is quick.” On takes present through CCIE took atest said, in 2002 just tested time, entire Chinese also only then500, but already almost increased 3 times to present this numeral.
In the IT profession qualifications authentication, really is may useto describe dazzling - too were many! Nearly each well-known ITenterprise all has the oneself product the authentication.
Among them, CCIE (the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Englishabbreviation) authenticates is promotes by network domain famousmerchant - Cisco Corporation. This company has promoted engineer inview of its product network planning and the network support thequalifications authentication plan, and must as desired have suchengineer in the various countries’ proxy, enhances to user’s grade ofservice, establishes the Cisco product network engineer’squalifications authentication system.
In the 1990s last stages technical high speed development temporarilytime, Cisco system company’s CCIE (Cisco authenticates Internetexpert) to authenticate is unusual, makes one of IT honor symbolswhich one yearned for. It is said these successes CCIE Cisco (namely passed CCIE experiment test within a week), can not but avoidthese to use the company and the employment advertise in abundance bymight and main which the high salary invites them to work.
“No matter these hearsays are really, but the present definitely isnot such.” Ma Yankun said. Because textually researches the populationincreases, directly has caused the CCIE gold content synaeresis. But,CCIE still is in the very many person of eyes high salary “thestepping-stone”. Because in very many companies, CCIE becomes it toadvertise for engineer to have to match the certificate.
The yearly salary turns from 60,000 Yuan to 150,000 Yuan
Now yearly salary almost 200,000 Yuan Ma Yankun recollected 3years ago through CCIE, still thought own decision are the how wisdom.After 2002 final exams publish the CCIE certificate, at that time theentire China had the CCIE certificate not to surpass 500, but MaYankun became in company 6 CCIE, rose for company senior technologyengineer, the yearly salary also to amount to approximately 150,000Yuan. From 1999 yearly salary 60,000 Yuan to 2002 150,000, Ma Yankundepended upon CCIE to let the wage turn nearly 2 times half.
Just knew Cisco authentication time was in September, 1998, that timejust Ma Yankun which graduates from the Tongji University constructionengineering department left this specialty, but entered at that timeextremely hot IT industry, integrates the company in wife and childrento work, monthly salary approximately 5,000 Yuan. Nearly knows nothingabout before the work to Cisco, after however works frequentlycontacts the Cisco product, listened to select Cisco the course, onlythen understood had in the .350-021 _350-027 646-202 profession to have a Cisco authenticationsuch thing.
“At that time, the entire China had CCIE also about 80 individual,that time had the CCIE certificate the person truly was the companysnatches is wanting.” Because Cisco Corporation acts its productduring the request domestic merchant to have to have specialized CCIE,therefore, had the CCIE qualifications network expert in was at thattime very is the talented person which the system integration theenterprise struggled robs. Even some enterprises by several tenthousand Yuan prices, rent from other enterprises have the CCIEqualifications person. Is precisely saw this, Ma Yankun decided testsCCIE.
“Generally speaking, tests in front of CCIE, first must (Ciscoauthenticate CCNA network engineer), CCNP (Cisco authenticates seniornetwork engineer), CCDA (Cisco authenticates network designer), CCDP(Cisco authenticates senior network designer) four certificates totest, the natural foundation is good may directly register the CCIEwritten examination, has examined by writing is the laboratory test.”But the civil engineering graduates Ma Yankun, only has studies fromthe beginning, starts from the Cisco authentication foundationcertificate, but CCNA/CCDA and so on is compares the foundation thething, may slowly look goes to school. But fortunately Ma Yankun inschool period has studied some elementary knowledges.
In June, 1999 Ma Yankun starts to look a electronics industrypublication introduction autotype CCNA Study guide, looked for 3months to participate in domestic first to obtain Cisco “Senior (to behigh-level) at that time” rank training partner - Cisco networktechnology training center 5 day-long CCNA training, the price 5,000Yuan, passed Cisco in October, 1999 most primarily to authenticateCCNA.
The wheel horse swallow elder brother starts to prepare CCDA, in, 1999from overseas has October bought sybex CCDA Study guide (75 USdollars), looked for a month, then spend 5,000 Yuan in November toparticipate in Cisco 5 day-long training, passed the CCDA test inDecember. “Perhaps is the review time quite short reason, at that timetook a test feeling CCDA was extremely difficult, to think oneself,finally pass point was 802 minute, I was 837 minute.” Ma Yankun nowalso thought at that time the luck quite was good.
In textual research period, Ma Yankun in order to participate intraining, as well as own read, the test, resigned from that smallintegrated company’s work. Continuously looked for a smalladvertisement company to February, 2000 to make the inside networkmanagement, but has made several months feelings not any progress, inthe same year in June resigned, to present company.
“Can enter present the company, with has CCNA and the CCDA certificateshould have the very big reason, at that time because .350-021 _350-027 the company justobtained Cisco the silver medal authentication.” Ma Yankun recollectssaid.
Ma Yankun the present company has September obtained the Cisco silvermedal proxy qualifications in, 2000, follows closely is obtainingCisco in 2001 the gold medal authentication. After therefore entersthe company on the other hand, Ma Yankun may on the one hand workprepares CCNP and the CCDP test. Smoothly after these two tests, in2001, Ma Yankun starts to prepare CCIE the test.
“The written examination very has been generally easy, the key isIELab (laboratory test), I test prepares for more than half year, onlythen registers the test.” Although has prepared for more than halfyear, Ma Yankun depends on

However has tested 3 talents through the test. In July, 2002 attainedoneself has struggled the quick 4 year CCIE certificate, became thecompany 6 CCIE one, the yearly salary also rose to 150,000 Yuan.
Textual research expenditure nearly 100,000 Yuan
In in Ma Yankun eye, the CCIE test is very difficult, becausehas regardless of any level personnel, all at least needs to testthree time can through LAB partial, causes this authentication test tohave at least to continue above for a year to be able to complete(each time the LAB test to have to be separated by at least for 1month), but actual because the Chinese test population are many, linedup starts to arrange more than 10 month of teams. At that time theworld had 10 about the CCIE examination site, China only has Beijingto have the examination site, moreover Asia also had Singapore. MaYankun has tested three, two Beijing, time in Singapore, the airplaneback and forth three transportation spent with the lodgings expense,the dining spends and so on to let Ma Yankun spend the nearly tenthousand Yuan.
Moreover the expense which can not neglect is tests front theexperimental practice. Own experiment must buy the test installation,a laboratory at least takes 8 routers, 2 switchboards. The router inthen price was 5,000 Yuan, the switchboard takes 10,000 Yuan at thattime. “Originally may use the company the equipment, but in thecompany has very many people to line up, cannot stand in line I.”Thereupon Ma Yankun only has buys two test installations or through tothe friend, the customer borrows, for all that, Ma Yankun has stillspent the nearly ten thousand Yuan.
In addition from 3 years purchase first edition books, Ma Yankun forCCIE, altogether has melted nearly 90,000 Yuan, in addition the periodresignation participation test opportunity cost, the total costalready surpassed 100,000 Yuan.