Re: A little advice for a begginer please..

Ive posted this before. My answer is no. Those companies are out to steal people's money. Yes there are people in this business without college degrees, but they got in a while ago. The number of people hiring entry level people with college degrees is incredibly small, especially in this economy. Far less than all the people being pumped out from these classes. You will be the same as they are without a college degree....

Most of these classes are a scam. Sounds like that company is offering some kind of DBA certification? There is no such thing as an entry level DBA. Ok maybe there are 5-10 jobs nation wide for entry level DBAs a year. Nearly all DBAs have 2-4 years as an Oracle developer first. So if the school is offering DBA training and saying you will get a job. Hang up the phone. Certifications are not that useful either in this business.

Its easy to test this. Take your current resume. Add some Oracle training to it. Say you know the following on the resume...

SQL
PL/SQL
Forms 6i
Reports 6i
Database Administration

Put down that you passed your "OCP" Its Oracle Certified Professional.

Write up a paragraph about the class. Just take an excert from there advertising. Put it at the front. The only responses you will get will be from recruiters who do not know how to read a resume. Do this for 2 months. Put it on the web.... If you want dont use your real name.

Keep in mind that the economy is awful. There are people coming out of college with computer science degrees having trouble getting a job. If they are having trouble, how hard will it be for you?

Gotta write this stuff. These "training" places are stealing people's money.

Yeah getting a degree in your situation is not possible. It would take you 7-10 years around work. Dont know what to tell you. Just dont let those companies take your money.

I just checked out techskills.com.. is that them? Its a joke.. there "mentors" are sales people. They always are... they know a little bit about the technical side and can talk well.. so they can make you think they know what they are talking about. This the one that wants to charge you $6k? Waste of money.

Do you have a community college near you? Look at taking classes there. Take the classes that are part of the curriculum.. the continuing education ones are usually not state sponsored. The one in Northern Virginia is like $200 a class. They may make you take math first which depending on where you are at in math may take a while... but atleast its cheap.

"shawn gregory" <sgregor6_at_tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:<vkGl8.228636$TV4.30749311_at_typhoon.tampabay.rr.com>...
> I have a cursory knowledge of databases and computer hardware and software.
> I really want to make a carreer change and I am interested in database
> design and administration. I have a high school level education, and 15
> years of working for myself in sales and running a real estate holding
> company. I am wondering if I can get the education I need from" Tech
> Skills", a trade school focusing ongetting the certifications like A+, MCP,
> MCDBA, ORacle , etc. Again, Im starting from scratch here, but I love
> learning. Is this a good route as far aspreparing me to enter the IT field?
> Is there a better one? I know a degree may be more desirable, but it is also
> loaded with classes on things I really dont want to take, as well as a
> difficult schedule for me as I am raising a family of 5 and must continue to
> work. Suggestions and opinions are appreciated
> Shawn
Received on Tue Mar 19 2002 - 15:29:57 CST