8月27日有网友反映，他们收到了思科（Cisco）公司发来的即日起关于CCIE考试增加英文面试的邮件。根据邮件，8月27日起北京的CCIE（交换和路由）考试将新增加10分钟的英文面试，以更全面评估考生的网络技能和应对网络问题的能力。
邮件原文如下：
On August 27, Cisco will introduce a pilot for the CCIE Routing and Switching lab exam in Beijing, China. The pilot will add a 10-minute interview that will assess the candidate’s ability to apply expert-level networking skills and knowledge to networking problems that are encountered on the job. After the lab orientation, a panel of three experts will conduct a verbal interview with each candidate, asking a series of expert-level networking questions (questions and answers will be in English). The ability to correctly answer these questions will affect the exam score. After completing the interview, the candidate will have the entire 8 hours to complete the lab portion of the exam. These scores will then be calculated and then combined for a total score which will decide a pass or a fail.
Our goal with this email is to let you know that your day will extend beyond the normal testing day by approximately one hour. The additional hour will be at the end of the day. We hope you find this interview process enlightening and helpful as we continue to strive for the standard the world has come to expect from CCIE.
得到以上资料后，记者27日下午第一时间联系了Cisco中国公司教育经理韩江先生。韩江介绍，中国没有CCIE认证的负责人，因此他本人也是刚刚通过网络了解了本消息，无法提供更多的消息。此外据他所知，这项措施已经开始实施了。
韩江同时对记者表示，此项措施的推出，有利于Cisco技术人才的继续选拔，更完善考试认证体系，对此前通过背题等方式通过考试的“应试人才”来说增加了难度，对真正的人才是更合理的。
此外，据读者提供的信息，Cisco在线咨询回复也确认了上述消息：
Thank you for contacting Certification Support.
Yes, that’s true. The pilot will add a 10-minute interview that will assess the candidate’s ability to apply expert-level networking skills and knowledge to networking problems that are encountered on the job.
If you have further questions regarding the CCIE Certification Program, please visit www.cisco.com/go/ccie or visit the CCIE Instant Answers at www.cisco.com/go/certsupport.
Kind regards,
Certification Support Center