I going on a rant here. I check Monster.com daily for telecom jobs in the northeast. All of these jobs seem to be melding telephone, and networking together. I read the job requirements, and wonder if this person exists. I have not met in my 30+ years of doing telecom a telecom guy that knows networking. I mean knows networking as thoroughly as telephones. These job descriptions ask for certified Avaya, Nortel, Siemens..., AND CCNA, with x years Cisco/networking experience. Does this person exist? What is the pay? I know many experts in each individual field, but not anyone with both talents/experience. Do you know someone like this? I understand wanting the two together in light of VOIP. I really believe the solution to companies wanting this is to build a team of two experts. I have taken ICND, I am Network+ certified, but I do not get the opportunity to gain experience. My network team does not allow me to learn on the companies network, anymore then I would let them learn on my voice systems. How does a telephoneman gain hands on network experience? Your thoughts?
