Re: Newbie trying to get his feet wet

From: Ana C. Dent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:13:30 GMT
Message-ID: <_foMh.154381$dO6.46785@newsfe07.phx>

"Bill Cable" <billcable_at_gmail.com> wrote in news:1174537986.875395.174190_at_p15g2000hsd.googlegroups.com:

> On Mar 21, 10:55 pm, "Ana C. Dent" <anaced..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>> It takes multiple years to wrap your head head around Oracle.
>> Most companies stop functioning when the database is down.
>> Nobody will hire a "paper" DBA without any real world experience
>> to bring up a down database & bet their company's future on you.

>
> Well, I'm not expecting to be hired as a senior DBA out of the gate.
> I'm just hoping to get my foot in the door. And I'm not totally
> lacking in database experience. I've been managing the SQL database
> for my web site for about 5 years now, and have been supporting three
> different databases here at work for over 7. But those are
> proprietary systems based on Win95-era technology... not exactly
> resume gold. We're installing a new system based on Sybase over the
> summer, but still it seems like the real demand where I'm looking to
> move is with Oracle.
>
> But anyway, I came here hoping for a little help, not to conduct a job
> interview. ;-) Thanks for the insight.
>

Visit www.dice.com or monster.com & see how many "junior DBA" openings are hiring these days.
I acknowledge it is cruel irony. Everyone wants a minimum 5 years DBA experience. You can't get experience without a job & you can't get a job without experience. Received on Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:13:30 CDT