Re: Certification

Certification is good if you have experience. It is not a replacement for experience. I have seen qute a few posts along the line, if I get my certification will I make the big bucks? My answer is no. Being able to answer multiple choice questions is not the same as actually done the work. I would suspect that the DBA's in that 40% more calls group would have been there without certification.

Certifiaction says you know how to learn ( an important trait), you are willing to put time in to achieve a goal (also a worthy trait), you invested in yourself. It does not say how well you can apply the knowledge nor does it say how you handle pressure.

Liz

In article <3b20b04e$0$12241$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net>, nlitchfield @audit-commission.gov.uk says...
> "Daniel A. Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:3B19DEF2.8FBB05A2_at_exesolutions.com...
> > I know it will upset someone in Redwood Shores ... but it would be nice if
 they
> > trashed this OCP money-making gimmick. I don't know of any employer that
 cares.
> > And not once have I ever been asked, or asked, about it in an interview.
 Why
> > would I care whether someone spent a lot of money learning obscure things
 that
> > have little to do with the actual job.
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> I have to say I disagree with you Daniel.
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> First there is plenty of evidence from job ads at the very least that
> employers are asking for OCP.
>
> This is a debatable point which could be settled by empirical evidence
> rather than your or my opinion. Oracle believes that it has that evidence
> which is why it states that certified individuals handle 40% more support
> calls and companies which employ them suffer 49% less downtime. This is a
> strong selling point to employers
>
> However I do take issue with the idea that OCP teaches 'obscure things that
> have lttle to do with the actual job'. Lets remind ourselves of some of
> those *obscure* things that are in the syllabus.
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> Hot and Cold backup procedures.
> What happens when good backups go bad.
> Physical Database layout for performance and security.
> A focused and clear tuning methodology.
> Net8 architecture and optimisation.
>
> If a candidate has passed OCP I'd definitely expect him to understand all
> these areas, It doesn't necessarily mean they'd be good at implementation
> but that is why you'd look for experience as well.
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> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK
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Received on Tue Jun 12 2001 - 08:58:34 CDT