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Following the career discussions in some of our earlier podcasts, and his recent Blog Post “So you Want to be a Network Consultant” Kevin Bovis got in touch with me to talk about what sort of skills an engineer needs. We decided to record the discussion and so you have even more Networking in your ears.

The Show

Kevin is the Technical Services Manager for a Cisco Gold partner Cisilion and manages a reasonable sized team of Network Engineers. Kevin is also a Cisco CCIE #1578 and is still currently certified.

We talk about the art of troubleshooting

salary expectations and the effective cap on how much you can be paid

the need for people skills and the the importance of fitting into a team

Naturally, some reminiscing about the old days is liberally sprinkled throughout the show

life skills and lessons that engineers should think about

Because Kevin manages a team of engineers and regularly interviews and hires engineer, those looking at their career progression should enjoy listening to the show.

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