Re: Case study for interviewing Oracle DBA

From: Mark Bole <makbo_at_pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:57:23 -0800
Message-ID: <4224F353.9010401@pacbell.net>

Mladen Gogala wrote:
> Shannon St. Dennis wrote:
>
>

>>We are currently starting the process of interviewing/hiring a junior
>>dba.
>>
>>My boss would like me to come up with a small case study (1/2 hour or
>>less - no reference materials) to help determine the actual level of
>>experience the applicants have.
>>

[...]
>
> Yes, I have just the workshop. The easiest thing in the world is to
> create a Linux/FireWire RAC configuration. If he or she can show you
something like the output below after 30 minutes, then he or she is a good junior DBA.

> $ svrmgrl
>

[...]

If they're still using svrmgrl with 9i, I'd count that against them!

I hope the 30 minutes includes installing Linux and Oracle, otherwise I'd only give them 20 minutes. ;-)

-Mark Bole

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