Cisco Mulls Adding Verbal Interview To CCIE Exams

Julie188 writes "Here's a new idea to stop certification test-taking cheaters; Cisco is considering introducing a verbal interview portion to its CCIE lab exams across the world. Cisco confirmed that it is running a pilot in its exam lab in Beijing, China that involves candidates taking a 10-minute verbal interview as part of their lab exam. Cisco said that if the pilot is successful, the interview could be introduced as a requirement for CCIE Routing & Switching candidates worldwide. The company has been running the pilot since August."

I think you're doing it wrong....

[phantomcircuit]

Something tells me that they're doing it wrong [xkcd.com]

First question will eliminate 50% of applicants:

[LibertineR]

"Be honest; don't you feel that most of your potential clients are egg-sucking rubes, who, instead of questioning your judgment, should be kissing your feet for merely showing up?"

"Please elaborate."

What i'd like to know

[Shadow of Eternity]

is why the hell they don't let you use a calculator. My conversation with my (now utterly uncertified) instructor went about like this:

"In real life you won't always have a calculator"
"BS, we're working ON COMPUTERS"
"Well what if the batteries die?"
"Solar power, spare batteries, or I could use one of MY computers"
"And what if the power is out then, smart guy?"
"Well I guess I won't have very much to do if that happens while I'm working dialed into a router then, will I?"