Re: Certification

I normally agree about certification not being worth much more than the paper it is printed on. However, I have an opportunity in front of me for a 10-20k pay raise if I update my Oracle dba skills. The job would eventually require me to be certified, so I figured that if I go ahead and at least pass the oca and ocp tests. Taking these test will help me refresh and update my Oracle skills, along with giving me the edge I should need to land this job.

So spend about $300-500 now (no I won't actually be an ocp, since I don't have the money and time right now to pay to attend an Oracle Class), and be in position for a 10-20K raise in the next few months. If I get the position, then they would pay the money to complete the ocp and possibly even the master/expert level.

Just my 2 cents on why I want certification

On 5/22/07, Caviness, Jay A <Jay.Caviness_at_mckesson.com> wrote:
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> With all due respect to all the OCP's out there (of which I am one).
> Why do you want to be certified? I believe it is a waste of money. I
> understand that many hiring managers look for that, but it doesn't mean
> much to me as someone who has been a DBA for 17 years (yep, cut my teeth
> on 5.1). I cannot tell you how many people I have interviewed for
> positions that were OCP but didn't know squat about what really being a
> dba is. To me it is about understanding how and why things work (and
> don't work) and getting the experience and intuition to resolve problems
> that may not even be in the database. I can't remember syntax worth a
> darn, but I know enough to know what to look up!
>
> I will admit that I took OCP tests from v7 to v9i when the company paid
> for them, but that is a lot to shell out to do on my own.
>
> Just my 2 cents worth.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay the grumpy dba
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>
>
> I gotta fever...and the only prescription for it is ... MORE COWBELL!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alberto Dell'Era [mailto:alberto.dellera_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:58 PM
> To: revoohc_at_gmail.com
> Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: Re: Certification
>
> Consider buying the selftestsoftware practice tests, they're excellent
> and mostly identical to the real questions on the real exams.
>
> Passing the Certification is all about regurgitating the material in the
> form that the q compilers want - so try the practice tests until you can
> confidently answer at least 95% of the qs, and you won't fail on the
> real exam.
>
> On 5/22/07, Chris Hoover <revoohc_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have been a dba for 7 years working with many different databases.
> > I am wanting to get certified in Oracle(10G) to help open up some
> > doors. Can anyone recommend the best book(s) to purchase to study for
>
> > the oca and ocp tests? I have several years of Oracle experience, but
>
> > it has been a couple of years since I've done a lot of work with
> Oracle.
> >
> > Thanks for any recommendations,
> >
> > chris
> >
> >
> >
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