Re: Questions for Oracle Developers

Employers want experience. I wouldn't invest a dollar on an OCP. Here's what I would suggest. Install Oracle on a machine at your house. Create a project for yourself ... such as managing your household finances. Find someone to help you when you find rough spots and code it from scratch.

Then destroy what you did ... and code it again from scratch. Be sure that you use tables, views, sequences, functions, triggers, and procedures in packages. Perhaps even a materialized view or two.

Then ... find a local non-profit or charity where you can donate time. They look just as good on your resume as someone that paid you money. Within a year, if you work at it, you will be doing what you want to do. And as you probably have some ethical standards ... law is likely not for you. <g> Don't be to quick to give up your dreams.

Daniel Morgan

Samantha wrote:

> Hey everyone...I wasn't sure where to post this so I am trying my
> question here. I graduated in the fall of 2000 with an MIS degree.
> Unlike many of the other graduates I knew what kind of job that I
> wanted. I wanted to be an Oracle Developer. Problem is finding a job.
> Since graduation I had a job as an Oracle DBA for a really small
> company that collapsed and now I'm an Informix DBA for a company that
> saw something in me. Problem is I'm not enjoying the DBA side of
> databases. So I've come here for your advice. I'm considering either a
> career move to law or to finish up my OCP and try to find a job as an
> Oracle Developer. Will having an OCP prove to employers that I know my
> stuff. It seems like they want experience but I can't get experience
> if I don't have a job doing that. The only experience I have are
> projects that I worked on for classes. As you all can tell I'm very
> confused. I really need to know what you all love and hate about being
> an Oracle Developer. Also I know salaries vary depending on experience
> and location but what kind of salaries have you noticed going for an
> Oracle Developer position. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> -Samantha
Received on Tue Feb 12 2002 - 18:30:38 CET