Re: Best material to use for Oracle certification?

BUT, if you've got :

1. EXPERIENCE and
2. EXPERIENCE and
3. EXPERIENCE.

WHY do you need a certificate??

Alex

On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 17:13:24 -0500, "MV1" <bpremote1_at_bpremote1.mv.com> wrote:

><loud buzzing sound>
>Thanks for playing !! We have some very nice parting gifts for you today !!
>
>Wake up and smell the free coffee !! Oracle Education is fine for beginners,
>but the only real source of material for certification is
>1. EXPERIENCE and
>2. EXPERIENCE and
>3. EXPERIENCE.
>Then you can go and get the free test exams from the web or get the Oracle
>Press Certification Guide ($100) for just $9.99 from BooksOnline when you
>join the Library of Computers and Information Sciences. (I just saw that
>special and thought it was great).
>
>There is no reason for someone to attempt to get certified if they do not
>have the background. Put in your time, get your experience, and then take
>the tests. People are now attempting to make Certification as casual as the
>old "Oracle Masters" certificates. All you had to do was take a bunch of
>courses and you were suddenly an "Oracle Master" ??? (What would Yoda say
>???) Book learning is USELESS without the practical experience to back it
>up.
>
>--
>Alan E. Vervaeke
>Oracle Certified Professional DBA
>
>
>
>Brian Yan <by999_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:823u6f$rka$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
>> The best way to pass the exam is to go to Oracle Education. I am not
>> promoting Oracle Education, but when you look at their course materials,
>> you will see that is the right books for exams. Of course, I would
>> do that only my company will pay for it.
>>
>> In article <yl3so1tjk48.fsf_at_shell8.ba.best.com>,
>> Robert Nicholson <steffi_at_shell8.ba.best.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > What's the prefered material to use to study for Oracle DBA
>> certification?
>> >
>> > I know that Sybex makes the best SQL Server books but what about
>> Oracle?
>> >
>>
>>
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>> Before you buy.
>
>
Received on Thu Dec 02 1999 - 09:38:47 CST