Re: Oracle DBA training

No you wont get a job. There is no such thing as an entry level DBA. They will tell you that you will be "junior" after you finish the course. You wont, your entry level until you have experience. Junior DBAs are people who were Oracle Developers for 2+ years.

You have to start as a developer if you want to get a job in Oracle. However, that market is so tight that unless you have a computer science degree... dont waste your money. Hardly anyone will hire people without experience or a 4 year programming type degree.

"Bill" <wjapinga_at_mindspring.com> wrote in message news:a9k7hg$mod$2_at_slb1.atl.mindspring.net...
> Training Questions:
> 1. Is commercial certificate training a viable way to get into an
> entry-level
> Oracle DBA position? (Yup, I know the IT market is down, but likely
> back up by the time I'm ready.)
> 2. Are there cheaper, but still practical alternatives? - I recognize that
> this
> isn't a "sit down with a book and a PC" committment.
> 3. I would appreciate any feedback on the Oracle program at Skidmore
> College. Anyone who went through this program or has interviewed
> folks who came out of Skidmore.
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> Career Questions:
> There seems to be a bunch of different positions available related to
> Oracle.
> If I were more interested in Oracle-related development, database design,
> etc.
> is it usual to first go through the DBA job track or is there a pathway to
> these
> other positions?
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> If it makes any difference, my experience is 20 years as a credit
> analyst/loan
> officer, but I've done some decent Access database development. Figure if
> I am going to change careers at this point, I might as well go directly to
> the best.
>
> Thanks very much for any input!
> Bill Japinga
> wjapinga_at_mindspring.com
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Received on Thu Apr 18 2002 - 17:15:33 CDT