Re: training for new DBA's
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:09:57 -0600
Message-ID: <CAP79kiRD=UbTXOUo2ycw+4XpqeTrbDJqASg+s6nvL3s9jfQ7sw_at_mail.gmail.com>
For this test that always fails, do you specify the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) - is it clear to these juniors what "success" is? I'm assuming it is well defined, but I have a hard time with tests that are setup to fail. Juniors are going to make mistakes - that's why they are juniors and not intermediaries or seniors. Do they have access to a senior level during this test to gauge their input and is that input freely given? I could see sacking a junior for not engaging with team members to make sure they had their bases covered, but not for solely failing to backup redo logs in a final test that even some intermediaries (and maybe a few seniors) would fail. (Granted, I'm probably reading more into your comment than intended and I sincerely apologize if so - I'm just genuinely puzzled by what you posted and I'm sure there's more to it than what you provided - at least I hope so)
Regards,
Chris
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Dave Morgan <oracle_at_1001111.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> We probably train 3-4 juniors per year. Our success rate is under
> 40%.
>
> The problem is the mindset. Our basic rule is before you do anything you
> must know
> "How am I going to return to where I started if something goes wrong?"
>
> Our training program is 3 months of nothing but database creation, backup
> and
> recovery, in a test environment.
>
> The final test is a recovery that we know will fail. If the trainee did
> not back up
> the redo logs before attempting the recovery then we say "Bye, Bye"
>
> I do not think experience has anything to do with it. One of our best
> intermediates
> came to us from a courier job.
>
> As always YMMV
>
> Dave
>
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