Re: I'm seeking for OCP certification

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 07:32:10 -0700
Message-ID: <1115821679.385996_at_yasure>


Giovanni Azua wrote:

> "DA Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote
> 

>>http://www.monster.com
>>click on Job Search
>>click on "Not today, thanks"
>>click on Next
>>Enter Key Word OCP
>>Choose location as "select all"
>>Choose Job Category as "select all"
>>click "Get Results"
>>53 jobs
>>
>>Now repeat with Oracle as the keyword
>>click "Get results"
>>more than 1000 jobs
>>
>>Do the math.
>>
>>Repeat at http://www.dice.com
>>the calculation is: 18/10488 = 0.17%
>>
> 
> The recruiters also write:
> 
> - OCA
> - Certified PL/SQL Developer
> - Oracle Certified
> - etc etc

[Quoted] Look them up and do the math. And keep in mind that if "you" with an OCP and 1-2 years of experience are up against someone with 7+ years of experience and no OCP ... "you" lose 99% of the time. And there are a lot of people out there with 7+ years of experience looking.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Wed May 11 2005 - 16:32:10 CEST

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