Re: Value of OCP DBA Certification?

with 8 years experience, I would expect that you would get more benefit from the OCP from a personal growth perspective than from employment. In the Washington DC / Baltimore area, the going rate I have seen from recruiters is around $80K/yr, no OCP, 3-5 years experience, for permanent FT work, and about 1.5 - 2 times that for hourly/contract work.

In article <7ttepk$bt9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   d_a_p_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I'm trying to gauge the value of getting certified in Oracle's OCP
> program. I've been working with Oracle as a consultant for around 8
> years and I've never had any trouble getting work, but I'm wondering
if
> this might be a good idea going forward.
>
> To any of you who have already completed the OCP DBA process - do you
> think it was worth it?
>
> I realize these programs are largely money-making machines for the
> companies, but I intend to largely circumvent this by not taking the
> classes. I'm confident that I can pass the exams with a combination
> knowledge learned on the job and through private study.
>
> Opinions?
>
> -Dave
> DB Developer/DBA
>
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> Before you buy.
>

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Before you buy. Received on Tue Oct 12 1999 - 16:11:27 CDT