George,
There was a time in the late 90's when the demand for Oracle DBAs was
skyrocketing and many people were trying to get in on a good thing. Y2K
caused a lot of new systems to be implemented and the dot-com bubble drove
even more demand. For people with no experience entering the Oracle DBA
field, the certification was a way to demonstrate sincere interest, if not
experience.
Then came 9/11 and suddenly managers could easily hire an Oracle DBA with
genuine experience. From what I've seen, the OCP has been relegated to "nice
to have" ever since.
Dennis Williams
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Received on Fri Aug 12 2005 - 13:13:35 CDT
