Re: B.I. Tools

Peter Morris wrote:

> What are B.I. Tools?
>
> I'm aplying for an ORACLE programming job, the recruiter lists the skills
> they want including "will idealy have worked with B.I. tools such as ORACLE
> Discoverer"
>
> Note the word "ideally" i.e.they will consider someone without it.
>
> I've got most of the skills on the list, but I've never heard of B.I.
> tools. They have shown definite interest in my application, and have
> written
> to me to ask about my experience with B.I. tools. I might be able to say
> "I've never used Discoverer, but I have used...." and cite something
> similar.

Well were I the employer I'd have serious concerns about your skill set. Here's why.

I went to http://www.google.com

I put in as my seach criterion "B.I. Tools" with the quotation marks.

I received hundreds of hits all of which answered the question.

My concern about you would be ... why didn't you know how to perform the appropriate research immediately. How much hand-holding will you require. Just thought you'd like to know that one essential part of the skill set an employer will likely look for is your knowledge of approriate search tools. I'd suggest you get very familiar with google, tahiti, otn, etc.

HTH

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Daniel Morgan
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