Re: Re: Another OCP slant...

i just hope they dont add a requirement to take one of their $2000 classes just to upgrade your certification.

though it sure looks like they are heading that way... talk about a scam to get money. The classes are not rigorous, many instructors have little to no experience, and they go right out of the book.

btw, if you hire someone just because they are certified its your own fault. Certification is helpful because you will learn stuff you dont normally use and the more material you have in your playbook the easier it is to do your job.

if you look at most job ads that want certification they want experience PLUS certification.
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> From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
> Date: 2003/07/17 Thu PM 12:09:38 EDT
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Subject: Re: Another OCP slant...
>
> Thursday, July 17, 2003, 6:34:26 AM, you wrote:
> DE> Beyond the ethical implications and all the other issues.
> DE> Has anyone on this list used the tips/suggestions to study for their OCP
> DE> exams? Are they any good as an aid?
>
> I've never used any of the braindum.com type web sites, nor
> have I bothered with any of the exam-focused books. Mostly I
> read manuals and experiment with new features. It helps that
> I'm often writing about those new features, because writing
> forces me to learn.
>
> The one exception is that at the OracleWorld after 9i was
> released, Oracle themselves offered an exam-cram class for
> the Oracle9i upgrade exam. I sat through one or two sessions
> of that class--I couldn't be there for all of them--and then
> took the exam. It was a close call. Probably I would not
> have passed without having attended Oracle's cram-session.
>
> Back in the Oracle7 days I put off and put off taking the
> exams because I never felt ready. (Do you ever really feel
> ready?) Finally, one day, I kicked myself in the rear and
> signed up for all four exams in one go. I passed three and
> flunked one, but while failing that one exam I also picked
> up a good idea of what it was that I needed to go learn in
> order to pass it the next time. That's been my basic
> approach ever since: try an exam, hope I pass, and if I fail
> at least I know what I need to go and learn.
>
> If there is a 10x upgrade exam at OracleWorld this year, you
> can bet that, unprepared as I am, I'll sit for it and give
> it a go. Perhaps I can be one of the first to fail!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are
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