RE: CISSP without experience

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)