Return-Path: Received: from newsfeed.cts.com (newsfeed.cts.com [209.68.248.164]) by naude.co.za (8.11.2/8.11.2) with SMTP id g4N8X8D16191 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 04:33:08 -0400 Received: from fatcity.UUCP (uucp@localhost) by newsfeed.cts.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with UUCP id RAA24209; Wed, 22 May 2002 17:29:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: by fatcity.com (26-Feb-2001/v1.0g-b71/bab) via UUCP id 00468970; Wed, 22 May 2002 17:23:23 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 17:23:23 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: JoJo Al-Zawawi Sender: root@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: JoJo Al-Zawawi Subject: RE: newbie seeks career direction: become a DBA or DEVELOPER? Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 71; ListGuru (c) 1996-2001 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Sherry ! I understand that Washington Mutual often hires entry-level Oracle DBA's. Try them! Cheers, JoJo (Glendale, CA) http://www.jojo-zawawi.com -----Original Message----- Lopata Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 5:33 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi gurus, I have taken a few Oracle DBA courses at UCLA Extension, passed my first DBA certification exam, but have not been able to find an entry level position in this area. (My background is in printing and marketing... big career move... I've been told my "timing is bad" cause the job market is bad here). It was suggested to me, by someone at the LA Oracle User Group meeting, that I become an Oracle Developer first. Is this the path you recommend? Although I liked the UCLA classes, I was dissappointed that the Career Center was off limits to the Extension students. Can you suggest any better/cheaper classes in Southern California? Any with career placement? I have acquired many of the books that have been suggested in these postings and have learned much by being a subscriber to this mailing list. Thanks in advance! SL -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: JoJo Al-Zawawi INET: jojo@jojo-zawawi.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).