Re: DBA and Technical degree

From: Nuno Souto <nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:47:06 +1000
Message-ID: <7s5b5p$jej$3@m2.c2.telstra-mm.net.au>

The one I like the most was an add in an Australian paper a few years ago asking for people with 4 years of experience in Forms V4.

One month later ORACLE announced Forms V4...

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Nuno Souto
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http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/the_Den Keith Boulton <boulke_at_globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:37eb6645.90789116_at_news.globalnet.co.uk...
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:02:56 GMT, xsun1913_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> > This might be off the topic. I am wondering if it is uncommon to put
> >"Master's degree required" in Sr. DBA's position requirements in a job
> >posting.
>
> Yes it is uncommon. But people put all sorts of bizarre requirements,
> my favourite being 3-5 years experience required. Ignoring the fact
> that years experience is completely meaningless as a measure of either
> skill or talent, the implication is that, 2years is too little, 6
> years is too much, but 4 years is just right - rather like goldilocks.
Received on Mon Sep 20 1999 - 07:47:06 CDT