Re: Help! Help!!

Just to encourage you I employed a developer who had done a similar thing 5 years ago. It worked out great, he has gone on to be one of the best DBAs I know (Id never let him know that of course).

Don't get discouraged a lot of recruitment firms look at the bottom line, fast placement and don't care much about consultants. Some ideas for you - local oracle user groups, networking etc, also post your resume on job related newsgroups. There are numerous other web resources related to oracle positions (a lot depends on the ability to travel) dice.com, orajobs.com and the orajobs mailing list

You may also want to target companies that specifically deal with oracle consulting instead of bodies aris or tusc do a lot of oracle development. (Or as a last resort Oracle)

Good luck

Daryl Collins darylcollins_at_hotmail.com

dejayhx_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> Hello, I have a Ph.D. degree in a scientific field (but not
> computer related). However, I use computers a lot and also use
> Personal Oracle. In fact, I became so interested in Oracle that I
> got certified as Oracle DBA by studying myself. Now I want to
> become an Oracle DBA and started to look for an entry-level job.
> I am really frustrated that once a recruiter or company see my
> background, then they lose interests. I am a quick learner and
> very analytical. I am confident that given the opportunity, I can
> get enough required DBA skills in a few months. I don't mind
> being paid less, I just want to get the experience and show my
> capability. Any advice or suggestion on how I can get into this
> or an intern opportunity is greatly appreciated. Thank you for
> your help and time in advance.
>
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Received on Fri Jul 30 1999 - 10:13:01 CDT