Re: Oracle Certification question

Not having OCP has never stopped me getting work.

I doubt it affects salary - that largely depends on your negotiation and bullshitting skills.

Many people (unfortunately, they often become managers) like to have labels attached to others based on simple criteria ie he's a DBA, he's got a certificate.

As someone else has said in this newsgroup, more and more companies are using certification to filter candidates before the interview stage. I imagine this trend will continue.

Jason <foucault4_at_attbi.com> wrote in message news:8jp48.9811$b14.21494_at_rwcrnsc54...
> hi everyone...
> if it's inappropriate to post this here, please accept my apology and let
me
> know...
>
> i was wondering what you all think about Oracle Certification. i just
> passed the first test in the DBA track and i'm wondering if, at $125 a
shot,
> it is going to be worth it to take the rest. i'm sure there are a lot of
> variables in answering this, but basically what i'm looking for is your
> opinion as to whether someone with X number of years of hands-on job
> experience with Oracle AND the OCP certificate is a more desirable job
> candidate or can expect to command a higher salary than someone with the
> same experience but no certification? i can see where someone without any
> experience or very little would be greatly benefited by having a paper
that
> says they know what they're talking about, but i would suspect that this
> advantage would diminish with experience. agree? disagree?
>
> also, any other opinions you have on the testing would be welcome. for
> instance, best guess on how many Oracle DBA's in 10 are certified?
opinions
> on the classes... instructor-led vs. self-paced CDs?
>
> thanks...
>
>
>
Received on Sat Jan 26 2002 - 04:34:17 CST