Re: Oracle exams brain dump site

And then the skills shortage grows as you can't get a job because you have no experience but you can't get the experience if you don't have the job.

Employers are going to have to learn soon. We should be more like the medical services that offer training though out their job lifetime.

I think if you have got off your arse and got an OCP then they have potential. Give them a chance!!!

Darren

"Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3D5BC202.7391A2F3_at_exesolutions.com...
> Tester wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > Does anyone know where is the Oracle brain dump site for first exam,
> > Introduction to SQL and PL/SQL for developers?
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Calin
>
> There undoubtedly is. But a word of advice for those hosting the sites and
> for those using them.
>
> Those of us that hire Oracle DBAs and developers know that most of you
with
> OCPs don't have any real practical experience with the software. Likely
some
> of you couldn't create a global temporary table if your life was at stake.
>
> So rest assured that we ignore the OCP and validate your abilities
> independently and those three letters will not only NOT get you a job ...
> they won't even get you an interview.
>
> In short ... you are wasting your time, and your money, if you don't
> actually learn all of this using the database.
>
> Daniel Morgan
>
Received on Thu Aug 22 2002 - 04:14:06 CDT