RE: CISSP without experience

[mrodrigu () agape-tech com]

Dear Fu Wang

This isn't a flame, just an observation from an objective point of view.

There are plenty of CISSP's without proper experience.  Who cares?  You can say the same thing about any certification, 
no matter how grand. 

Any interviewer worth their salt should be up to speed on what they need to assess from the interviewee.  So, if the 
job requires a CISSP-knowledgeable person, then don't send in your Junior help desk administrator to interview them.

Better make sure that the interviewer knows the material, else how will they appropriately assess the candidate's fit 
for the position?

I've had my share of great interviewers and lousy interviewers, and it's their fault if they cannot screen a newbie 
from a veteran.

Do unqualified people get the good jobs? YES they do, no matter where.  I know people in government that are in 
positions they know nothing about, yet are GS15 levels.  

Companies and agencies better start assessing their current staff before they start looking for what they envision as 
"cream of the crop".  

Hope I didn't insult anyone. On a good note, I'm starting to see more "panel" interviews, where people from different 
IT departments, or even CISSP domain functions, gather in a board room and interview their people. While it surely 
intimidates the incumbent, the chances of every interviewer being shoddy is minimal at best.  Who cares anyway, robots 
will be taking over world IT operations in the future.  Better start working out and getting used to using a shovel and 
planting gardens and such. 

:o)