Re: DBA-Certification

In article <31A37673.45BE_at_tapestry.com> Jason Wells <jason.wells_at_tapestry.com> writes:
>Wachs Rene wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> I'm looking for a serious DBA-Certification-Prep-Test/Exam.
>>
>> Has anybody an adress and/or any experiences with this DBA-Certification.
>> What's
>> the real value of this exam/certificate on the market ?
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> R. Wachs
>
>The value is zilch. No one, I mean NO ONE, ever asks about DBA certification. The 'Database
>Administrator' position is still pretty young (compared to 'Priest' or even 'Electrical
>Engineer', both of which require certification). I've been a DBA for a long time, and no one
>has ever said "We'd take you, but since you're not certified, get lost." The question never
>even comes up. Don't spend money to get this kind of certification.

I don't agree. They'll never ask, but you _tell_ them. This is a way to distinguish yourself when the interview process has culled down to a few candidates. Not that I'm certified, mind you... I just know how close it can be. Clueless shops are, of course, the most likely to be impressed by this. There are a lot of clueless out there. That's what happens when you have a quickly growing user base with a trained worker shortage. You wind up with places that need a dba yesterday, because the old one got scooped up by Oracle... or whatever. :) Even places that know how useless pieces of paper are, often use it to make what is essentially a judgement call. Documentation is a powerful defense mechanism.

jg
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