Re: How do I become an Oracle DBA?

Hi Robert,

    My experience has been the same as Diane's -- they don't care or ask about certification, only experience.

    In your position I would go out and talk to some recruiters who specialize in computer related jobs. I would try to avoid the ones who "mass mail" resumes and focus on the smaller recruiters who work one on one. Another thing you might do is to start contacting the CIOs, Senior DBAs, Software Development Managers at local concerns and get their advice. Doing this there is a very good chance that you may walk in looking for advice and walk out with a job offer.

regards

Jerry

Diane wrote in message ...
>In article <Qpsz2.5221$po.2141_at_c01read02.service.talkway.com>, Robert
>Shanks <robnanshanks_at_sprynet.com> writes
>>I'm an engineer in the (collapsing) mining industry looking for a
>>carreer change. I need to find a career that will get me back to
>>$60K/year fast. Oracle DBA seems to fit the bill. I'm quite
>>proficient in MS Access but have no Oracle experience.
>>
>>Question 1: is there a big difference in complexity of say Oracle 8 and
>>Access?
>Yes
>> - is it reasonable for me to think I can get up to speed on
>>Oracle 8 without using it day in day out.
>No
>>
>>Question 2: Are the Oracle CD ROM tutorials really effective assuming
>>no other Oracle exposure - can I pass the certification exams using
>>only the CD ROMs?
>>
>Don't know
>>Question 3: Are the CD ROM tutorials availale used (parting with that
>>$6K would kill me right now) - is that even legal, are they licenced
>>only to the original purchaser?
>>
>>Question 4: If the answers to Q3 are favorable, where would I find a
>>seller?
>>
>>Question 5: Assuming I'm pretty smart and work a couple of hours a day
>>on the tutorials, how long till I'm a "certified Oracle proffesional"?
>>
>>Question 6: Assuming I bust ass, pass the exams and get certification,
>>will someone give me a job with no actual DBA experience and no coding
>>/ programming knowledge.
>>
>No-one has asked me for certification - merely for experience.
>>Any advice from someone who has some experience in the above would be
>>much appreciated.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Robert Shanks
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>
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>Diane
Received on Mon Feb 22 1999 - 08:07:59 CST