Re: Newbiee wants to get certified

You are right, first work for a couple of months the try a exam. (OCP).

SQL server is baby stuff compared to Oracle !

Erik

sb_at_pti.net wrote:

> Michael:
> It's not really recommended that you get certified without experience.
> Oracle typically recommends a minimum of six months of experience, and most
> people in the field recommend a year or more.
> In all honesty, an employer will care far more about experience than a piece
> of paper saying you knew how to study and pass a few tests.
> They want hands on real life experienced DBA's.
>
> If you insist on going the certification route without any experience, plan
> on at least a year of studying and taking the tests (from what I have heard,
> they are difficult, particulary w/o experience because they present real
> life situations that need to be solved). I've worked with SQL Server in the
> past, and have been working as an Oracle DBA(on Sun Solaris) for about a
> year now....trust me, there is no comparison. Oracle is a whole nother
> ballgame :-). (It's more complex, and much more of an enterprise RDBMS).
>
> Just my .02 cents.
>
> Michael Shi wrote:
>
> > hi all,
> >
> > seeking your ideas on how to get ocp dba certified as soon as possible. i
> > don't have any oracle experience but i am familiar with rdbms concepts and
> > have worked with ms-sql server before.
> >
> > thank you.
> >
> > michael
> >
> > cert_us_at_hotmail.com
Received on Tue Mar 09 1999 - 08:44:25 CST