How to become a better person? Huawei Elite Competition helps ICT talents break out of their cocoons and become butterflies

[51CTO.com original article] On the last Saturday of October 2017, the "ΣCO-Discovery Huawei China Ecosystem Partner Elite Competition" finally came to a successful conclusion. At the award ceremony, hundreds of participants witnessed the birth of outstanding ICT talents. After the meeting, the reporter interviewed the three winners of the individual competition and accidentally discovered that these three winners in different fields actually had a common feature - they all passed the Huawei HCIE (Huawei Certified Internetwork Expert) certification.

What is the connection between Huawei HCIE and winning the Huawei Elite Competition? Is there any undisclosed secret for those who pass the Huawei HCIE certification to win the award? Why did they all take the Huawei HCIE certification? With these questions in mind, the reporter began to interview the three winners with a spirit of getting to the bottom of things.

Three reasons to choose HCIE

It is said that there are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people, but the reporter did not expect that the three people's answers to the question "Why choose Huawei HCIE?" were also different.

Guo Junwang, project manager of Shenzhen Jinzheng Technology Co., Ltd., is particularly forward-looking. He told reporters that he passed the HCIE certification when he was still in college. Facts have proved that his efforts were right. With the Huawei HCIE certificate, he easily found a job. Guo Junwang believes that this experience of contacting HCIE in college is very worthwhile. "When I was in college, I had a lot of time to get in touch with theoretical knowledge and study each knowledge point in depth. Huawei also provides a simulation environment, which is easier to understand. I participated in training at Huawei's authorized training center and got in touch with some practical projects through teachers. I was able to communicate with teachers frequently about the problems encountered in the project." Guo Junwang revealed that after working, because he has a solid theoretical foundation, once combined with practice, it is easier to integrate and apply theoretical knowledge to projects to solve project difficulties, correspond to customer needs one by one, and quickly find solutions.

Zhu Zhongwei, a technical engineer at Shandong Hening Information Technology Co., Ltd., started to work with Huawei after he started working. At that time, Huawei's data communication products were well-known in China and were widely used in the government industry. Zhu Zhongwei saw the development potential in the field of data communication and felt that he should learn to enrich himself, so he first passed the Huawei data communication HCNP certification, and then passed the storage and cloud computing HCIE certification. This targeted learning has brought him a lot of gains, not to mention a salary increase at work, and improving his professional level has also brought him a taste of sweetness: he has improved his understanding of the product through targeted learning, and when he arrives at the customer site, he can provide more suitable solutions based on the customer's needs, thus gaining the customer's trust.

Unlike Zhu Zhongwei, although Chen Kehua, a technical engineer at Fujian Jinke Information Technology Co., Ltd., also came into contact with Huawei at work, he regarded Huawei's HCIE certification as a stepping stone to contact customers. "Some customers have very high requirements and require companies that bid to have relevant qualifications. Especially for network projects, certification is almost a necessary qualification." Chen Kehua admitted that when facing a new customer, when the other party does not understand your professional ability, certification is a good way to show your strength. Therefore, from the beginning, Chen Kehua regarded certification as a challenge in his career and an expansion of his ability. "Huawei HCIE requires an interview. Passing this stage will screen out those who do not have a solid theoretical foundation. The difficulty has increased and the gold content has also increased, so customers recognize this Huawei certificate very much."

Elite Competition in the Eyes of HCIE Certified Persons

Is there any connection between HCIE and the Elite Tournament?

"Of course there is no necessary connection! But Huawei HCIE certification has indeed objectively improved our professional level. Winning awards in the elite individual competition is actually the recognition of our abilities, just like certification." The three interviewees conveyed the same idea almost in unison.

Chen Kehua was even more excited to win the second prize in the individual competition, because it was not only a personal honor, but also an invisible increase in the brand influence of the company. His winning solution was the Jiangxi Radio and Television Data Streaming Network project. When the reporter asked about the main reason for the award, "The whole speech was very smooth, the project involved a wide range of areas, and the technical and project management highlights were very prominent." He concluded.

This is the third time that Guo Junwang has participated in Huawei's Elite Competition. He had entered the finals before, but because he had no project experience, he only won the Excellence Award. This year, he made full preparations. In the data center project he shared with the examiner, he involved some relatively novel content, such as two locations and three centers, and data disaster recovery, which won unanimous praise from the jury. Regarding this year's competition system, he thinks that adding a semi-final is very creative, because in the semi-final, the contestants can also communicate with Huawei's internal instructors, which can more comprehensively improve the solutions he prepared, and the highlights are more prominent.

Zhu Zhongwei also believes that the addition of the semi-final round is a highlight of this year's competition, which requires contestants to understand both technology and project management, and places higher demands on the comprehensiveness of the contestants. In addition, he believes that this year Huawei has integrated its product lines and services in the competition content, which is also a very good setting, and the final winner must be the one with the best comprehensive ability.

Huawei helps the ICT talent ecosystem develop healthily!

"Huawei should be more high-profile." This is Zhu Zhongwei's most direct opinion on Huawei's various ICT activities. "Huawei Elite Competition and HCIE certification are very good. After the talent circle is cultivated, it will actually have a great driving effect on Huawei's sales." He believes that Huawei has the ability to open up all aspects of ICT, "It can be more high-profile." He told reporters that he learned general knowledge in college, and after leaving campus, he found that many technical systems were made by foreign manufacturers. Now Huawei's ICT solutions are doing well, which not only allows more domestic corporate customers to get in touch with excellent Chinese products, but also is conducive to the healthy development of the entire ICT industry.

Chen Kehua also believes that Huawei's holding of such competitions is killing two birds with one stone, especially the Partner University, which allows agents to improve through self-study, which invisibly brings agents and Huawei closer, making them more inclined to choose to work with Huawei. On the other hand, the competition also improves partners' project implementation capabilities, ultimately increasing market share.

Advice to ICT latecomers

Zhu Zhongwei believes that ICT learning is a process, not a result. "The most effective link for improving ability is the learning process. Through repeated deliberation and discussion during learning, abilities are exercised, and passing the certification is a natural thing. So please do not just focus on the result of passing the HCIE certification."

Guo Junwang said that certification helps personal ability grow. When taking the Huawei HCIE certification, candidates need to learn to express themselves accurately and fluently because there is an interview process. By developing communication skills, they can also increase customer satisfaction when delivering projects to users in the future. "Don't take the exam just for the sake of the exam, you have to live up to the title of certification."

Although the three-month competition has ended, Huawei's steps to build an ICT talent ecosystem have not stopped. It is foreseeable that Huawei will attract more peers, and the glory of the prosperous ICT talent ecosystem will be sprinkled on every striver.

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