Basics requirements for EMS-NMS jobs

Main areas to Focus for getting NMS/EMS Quality Assurance job in Telecom/Networking field, but not limited to:

1. EMS Vs NMS
2. SNMP V1/V2/V3 or Any other protocols like CORBA,TL1 &CMIP. 
3. Good Understanding on FCAPS.
4. One of the scripting language like Shell Script or TCL or Perl as per ur interest
5. Good Understanding of Operating systems like Windows,Linux & Solaris.
6. Basic Switching & Routing. Mainly STP,DHCP,ARP/RARP,RIP,OSPF & BGP protocols
7. TDM E1/T1
8. Testing concepts; Feature testing, Regression testing, Sanity tests, performance testing. Also, Testing models like Waterfall model & agile model.

      If u want to be in software development in Telecom/Networking field then instead of point 8 above u should be strong in C or C++ or Java. Everything else remains same.