Posted on November 26, 2002 at 5:57 pm | No Comments
Barely Certifiable …
The good news: I just passed my first certification exam for Checkpoint firewall administration. This is a pretty big deal for me, since I can now put CCSA after my name on the old resume and bidness card, and it shows that I’m moving right along in the career I started almost a year ago. Makes me a little more ‘marketable’ (not that I’m looking for a job change… don’t worry, boss). It also means my company didn’t waste the money they spent on my training course, and they won’t have to blow any more for a re-test. Whew.
The frightening news: It’s a good thing the sucker was pass/fail, because I barely passed. When I say ‘barely’, I don’t mean I passed by just a few points… I got exactly the minimum percentage. One other question (out of the 75) wrong, and I’d be scheduling my do-over right about now. What got me? Most of the questions were of the “choose all that apply” variety, meaning there’s five answers and any of them could be right. One? Three? All of ’em? Painful. Make me choose one? No problem. Otherwise, I’m talking myself in and out of choices half the time. Lucky for me, I talked myself into just the right number of right answers.
So, while I should be very psyched that I passed, and I’m certified and all that… I’m pretty nervous about the next exam that’s coming down the pike. It’s going to take a lot more studying on my part, but at least I know what I’m in for.
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