Eman (Emmanuel Conde) is a global CCIE headhunter. He connects with CCIEs
in over a dozen countries and uses innovative techniques to find great new minds.
Today, he shares his thoughts on recruiting smart IT professionals, things you need to do now to prepare for 2008 and his exciting email mentor efforts.

Tell us a little about your mentoring network and the CCIEs you work with across the world?




The idea came to me after speaking at a Cisco Academy event about mentoring. Since I was already interviewing CCIEs in my recruiting efforts I began asking them if they were mentors. The typical responses were yes at work or no. When I asked if they would like to take the time to correspond with a kid embarking on their network career I always received a positive response. My idea is for beginners, youth in the high school and junior college ranks to engage a CCIE as an email mentor. Someone they could ask questions to about their career goals and decisions. The added dimension of learning about a Network professional in another country and culture will hold each of their interests. Mentors are needed in a different capacity though, after achieving some of the earlier certifications from Cisco like CCNA, CCNP, or CCIP. Then it becomes more comprehensive and needs to be at least in the same time zone.

As for the CCIEs I interact with, I find them to be interesting and diverse people. CCIEs are geeks that are well paid, for the most part. I know some who have used their new-found fortunes to launch businesses, engage in hobbies more deeply, or invest in homes and family in ways we all wish we could. There is a Network professional in my network that has even been displaced by the war in Iraq. He lives in a refugee camp and is looking for work. I am starting

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