Re: Checking Oracle Certification

Part of the problem, is that I have occasionally been asked to examine just the resume of a candidate and provide an initial assessment. I don't have the opportunity to ask the prospective candidate to produce even a wallet-sized card or show a pin.

In one case, I believe a consulting company claimed that one of their consultants was dba certified for Oracle 8i when in fact the consultant was not. When I actually met the consultant, it was clear he couldn't have passed any of the certification exams. At one point he was even asking others how to start up SQL*Plus and drawing a blank when he was asked to select something from dual. Luckily he had other skills which could be used.

It would be convenient if Oracle or Sylvan provided a list of the people who were certified. It might encourage more people to get certified just to get on the list.

Frank Hubeny

kevinloney_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> Frank Hubeny wrote:
> > Is there a way to quickly check if someone has
> the Oracle certification that they claim to have
> on a resume?
>
> They should be able to produce their actual test
> results. At the conclusion of each test, you are
> given a result sheet that shows your score in
> each category of the test. It should have a
> raised seal on it and will say "DO NOT LOSE THIS
> REPORT" in large letters. If they passed all of
> the tests, they'll have a separate certificate
> with a gold seal from Oracle. And nowadays
> they'll also have an OCP pin.
>
> hth.
> Kevin Loney
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Received on Sun Mar 05 2000 - 00:00:00 CST