RE: New DBA.

From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 07:22:54 -0600
Message-Id: <24726.322528@fatcity.com>

Pat

Not to be impolite, but what makes you think this is the next logical career move for you? Before you become a DBA it is good if you have a lot of other computer experience, such as development or system administration. You really need to understand how large computer systems work and how all the various pieces fit together.

One step you can take is to work on Oracle Certification. This will not make you a DBA, when you don't have experience, this work will show your serious intent to learn to a prospective employer.

Get a job at a site that uses Oracle, using whatever background you have. If you are a developer, get a job as a developer. If you are a system administrator, get a job as an administrator. Most of us gradually learned more and more about Oracle before getting a DBA job. I was a developer that began supporting Oracle for development activities, gradually learning DBA skills in a non-production environment.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 40%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Sangbutsarakum, Patai [mailto:patais_at_reach.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:09 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: New DBA.

Anyone please suggest me
if non-experience but knowledge DBA cannot get job, how they become experience DBA until they can get job.

Thanks
Pat.
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