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I am wondering how such people get into positions where they are responsible for hiring new staff, if they themselves know nothing.
Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes Technology Services | Services technologiques Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO
E-Mail: boivinp_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca <mailto:boivinp_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
-----Original Message-----
From: Rachel Carmichael [SMTP:wisernet100_at_YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:05 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: Help - DBA interview questions I faced
and eventually, when they realize they can't find that omniscient
person, they come back to reality
--- Robert Chin <chinman_at_optonline.net> wrote:
> > I liked the interviews where they told me about their project,
and
> > I told them how I could contribute - strengths and weaknesses.
> > I'm great at *****. I don't know much about YYY, but I'm
willing
> to
> > learn......We cannot know everything.....
>
> That worked in the "good old days" (pre-2001), not any more, not
by a
> long shot
> These days one is expected to be EXPERT of everything the
employers
> list
> explicitly and implicitly (which seems to be getting longer...)
plus
> this and
> that....
>
> Oracle guru ? you'd wish it's so simple...so Mr Xyz, do you know
SQL
> Server ?
> Sybase ?
> MQ ? Java ? EJB? ASP? Data Warehousing ? data modeling ? Oracle
Apps
> ?
> SAP? Essbase ? Cognos ? Informatica ?............
>
> That's what's so freaky and hedious the job market for hands-on
> techies is.
> You ARE expected to know everything !
>
> Robert Chin
>
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> Author: Robert Chin
> INET: chinman_at_optonline.net
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