they just wanted the letters OCP on the resume
Oracle's done a good sales job they have
- "Mercadante, Thomas F" <NDATFM_at_labor.state.ny.us> wrote:
> well that's interesting. maybe because employers can be more choosy?
>
> were they picky on the level of OCP? did they ask for 8i or better?
> ;)
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
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> I'm not so sure that OCP is now a tie breaker but rather that lack of
> OCP is becoming a deal-breaker.
>
> Having just been through a search for a job, I found that most
> requirements where "college degree or higher" and "OCP"
>
> neither were negotiable, my resume wouldn't go in the door without
> them
> (unless it was through someone I knew, who knew who I was and whose
> management knew who I was).
> --- "Mercadante, Thomas F" <NDATFM_at_labor.state.ny.us> wrote:
> > This $2000 fee will disappear (or go down) very soon. Nobody in
> > their right
> > mind is going to pay for something that returns nothing in value.
> >
> > Right now, the OCP tag on your resume is used as a "tie breaker" -
> > which
> > means the persons mind is made up before they start looking for
> OCP.
> >
> >
> > This is just another revenue-raiser for Oracle Education - nothing
> > more.
> >
> > Tom Mercadante
> > Oracle Certified Professional
> >
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> > > Two classes plus $2,000 for the exam
> >
> > By way of comparison, the bar exam for becoming a lawyer in
> > California is a
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> > expensive to
> > grade because they must be read and graded by people who are
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