If I was running my own company, sure, when I was part owner of
DBMentors our first hire was a newly qualified OCP DBA fresh out of
the Navy. Unfortunately while we empathize with new OCPs, TUSC
requires several years of experience since we are considered the
"Oracle Experts". In the future there may be something but right now
we don't have a intern program. Sorry...though I have suggested it.
Mike
"Joe E O" <josephobrienNOSPAN_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<uiu6p76g36k661_at_corp.supernews.com>...
> Great Post!
>
> Can I send you my resume?? :-)
>
> Joe O'Brien
> Experienced Sybase DBA
> Inexperienced Oracle DBA
> OCP Candidate
>
> "Mike Ault" <mikerault_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:37fab3ab.0207120444.7497143e_at_posting.google.com...
> > That is exactly what I am saying. We as professionals need to
> > encourage and assist those with less or no experience to get that
> > experience. We should encourage our employers to provide entry level
> > DBA jobs so we can train the next generation of DBAs.
> >
> > Instead of complaining about the lack of qualified DBAs, we should be
> > growing them.
> >
> > Mike
> > Jeremy Smith <alceste_spamrem_at_removeferspam.xmission.com> wrote in message
> news:<agkgbi$j88$1_at_terabinaries.xmission.com>...
> > > Mike Ault <mikerault_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Classes
> > > > to
> > > > OCP
> > > > to
> > > > Intership
> > > > to
> > > > DBA
> > > > to
> > > > Senior DBA
> > > > to
> > > > DBA Curmudgen
> > >
> > > This is a path that ignores what is usually the case, that at some point
> DBAs
> > > end up doing a job they weren't qualified for.
> > >
> > > Everyone wants someone who cut their teeth somewhere else so that they
> can
> > > only hire those with years of experience. Unix admins feel the same
> way.
> > > If you want everyone to be competent in the role they've been given,
> create
> > > some jobs where the expectation is that they won't know everything.
> > >
> > > Jer
Received on Mon Jul 15 2002 - 12:52:45 CDT
