Return-Path: Delivered-To: 2-oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: (qmail 16879 invoked from network); 10 Oct 2006 13:37:29 -0500 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by 69.64.49.119 with SMTP; 10 Oct 2006 13:37:28 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id D6DEA446B00; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:36:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 19895-05; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:36:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 65665446B4E; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:36:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:35:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id B72AA446B6A for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:35:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 19639-09 for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:35:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sheltie.furfly.com (sheltie.furfly.com [209.162.194.37]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 816AA446443 for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:35:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sheltie.furfly.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 432B931F03E for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:36:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sheltie.furfly.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (sheltie.furfly.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 12228-09 for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:36:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.0.105] (pool-71-117-241-95.ptldor.fios.verizon.net [71.117.241.95]) by sheltie.furfly.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BFD031F02C for ; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:36:25 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: <04DDF147ED3A0D42B48A48A18D574C45059E211E@NT15.oneneck.corp> References: <04DDF147ED3A0D42B48A48A18D574C45059E211E@NT15.oneneck.corp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <67533962-8395-4750-B6B0-3B2CE6201DEA@furfly.net> From: Janine Sisk Subject: Re: Increasing certifications on oracle database, could increase reliability on dbas Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:36:22 -0700 To: Oracle-L Freelists X-archive-position: 40564 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: janine@furfly.net Precedence: normal Reply-to: janine@furfly.net X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at avenirtech.net On Oct 10, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Allen, Brandon wrote: > I was trying to stay out of this one, but I must admit that I > (being an > OCP) take offense to that last comment so I'll have to stand up for > all > us OCPs :-) There are exceptions to every rule (except maybe that one :) but having done technical hiring in a former life I understand what he meant. While there are certainly very worthwhile people who have certifications, way too many of them are obtained by people who aren't all that good and think that getting the certification will help. It usually doesn't. janine -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l