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Re: What do I call myself?

From: Greg Teets <gteets_at_rr.cinci.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 03:01:53 GMT
Message-ID: <3a1f2bd0.5020859@news-server>

I think you missed what I was saying. Just say you passed that particular one. "Passed OCP DBA PL/SQL Exam. Currently preparing for remaining exams to complete certification."

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:56:23 +0000, Jerry Gitomer <jgitomer_at_erols.com> wrote:

>Greg Teets wrote:
>
>> Put a section on your resume called "Accomplishments" of
>> "Certifications". Then say you have passed that exam.
>>
>> That way it will be noticed and also it will be pulled out by
>> people who feed your resume into a database and look for
>> keywords.
>>
>> If you have experience, people will call you no matter how
>> you phrase it.
>>
>> On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:40:18 -0800, girlgeek_at_wt.net wrote:
>>
>> >I just passed the first of the 5 OCP DBA exams, and I am in
>> >resume
>> >writing mode. Anyone know what title(?) is appropriate on
>> >the basis of 1 of 5 tests in the series.
>> >
>> >tyia,
>> >Claudia
>>
>
> I think this is bad advice because it may seem that you are
>claiming certification when you haven't yet been certified.
>Unfortunately many of the resumes I see appear to have been put
>together by spin doctors (if I wasn't feeling charitable I
>would say that they lie). When I see one of these I become
>more skeptical of the candidate's qualifications and tend to
>judge them by a harsher standard then I use when I feel that a
>candidate is being completely honest.
>
>
>
>--
>Jerry Gitomer
>Once I learned how to spell DBA, I became one
>
  Received on Fri Nov 24 2000 - 21:01:53 CST

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