Re: the ora certified masters cert, yet again

But Raj, if the temporary tablespace was put on /tmp, that would be ok.

just kidding :)

joe

Rajesh.Rao_at_jpmchase.com wrote:

>This threads getting to be a lengthy one, and I might as well add my two
>cents to it. I too come from the same school of thought. That you are OCP
>certified holds no water with me. OK. So you are OCP Certified.That dont
>impress me much.
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>One of my first questions, when I am asked to conduct an interview, is ask
>them to name some of the Oracle Gurus they have read about, to name some
>helpful Oracle sites, or some great white papers. The answers, almost
>always, tend to reflect the level of expertise. Jonathan Lewis, Steve
>Adams, Cary Millsap, Craig Shallahamer, Anjo Kolk, Tom Kyte, Kevin Loney,
>Rama Velupuri, Racheal Carmicheal, ..................
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>Sadly, my point of view differs from that of most recruiters. I know of an
>OCP who, when told that the developers were running out of temporary
>tablespace, put in a request with the SA to increase the disk space for
>/tmp. I also know of a HR personnel who rejected my resume coz I had no 8i
>experience. Sadly, my resume said 8.1.6, 8.1.7.
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>Raj
>Not an OCP Certified DBA
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>"Whatever little I know, I owe it to my ignorance".
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>Sorry, I can't help being quiet.
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>I've no respect for the OCP. I saw MANY people bought
>the exams from many sources. These people memorize the
>questions and answers prior the test day. Voila, they
>pass the tests and still don't understand how to
>install and configure the database.
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>I learned it on my job and am still learning. I took
>the 8i exam program and was EXTREMELY disappointed. I
>learned nothing.
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