Re: Oracle Certification question

Hi, Jason,

   I'm kind of in the same situation as you do, I don't know your background, but as a programmer for over 6 years, interviewed people to fill programmer position, I can tell you if choose between someone with no programming experience, no certification and no experience with certification, we (as least I) choose the latter.

   The deal is, if you want to break in a career, with no experience, a certification is your only hope.
Don't expect too much money in your first year or two, just gather experience.

   Some people here like Daniel, dismiss the idea of certification totally, I don't agree. A certification, in my opion, is like a BS degree in CS, many companies hire new graduates with CS degree only. What's the difference between sitting in a classroom for four years, passing 20 tests, including American History and pass 4 or 5 tests designed to a very specific goal.

   Besides, something you memorized from a book on how to set the size of SGA is no difference from you figure it out yourself on the job, assume the book is a good one.

   Just don't think certification is a permit to print money. You still have a few years to struggle after the certification and your first, second and third DBA jobs.

   Good luck and don't hesitate to invest in your future.

Justin

"Jason" <foucault4_at_attbi.com> wrote in message news:8jp48.9811$b14.21494_at_rwcrnsc54...
> hi everyone...
> if it's inappropriate to post this here, please accept my apology and let
me
> know...
>
> i was wondering what you all think about Oracle Certification. i just
> passed the first test in the DBA track and i'm wondering if, at $125 a
shot,
> it is going to be worth it to take the rest. i'm sure there are a lot of
> variables in answering this, but basically what i'm looking for is your
> opinion as to whether someone with X number of years of hands-on job
> experience with Oracle AND the OCP certificate is a more desirable job
> candidate or can expect to command a higher salary than someone with the
> same experience but no certification? i can see where someone without any
> experience or very little would be greatly benefited by having a paper
that
> says they know what they're talking about, but i would suspect that this
> advantage would diminish with experience. agree? disagree?
>
> also, any other opinions you have on the testing would be welcome. for
> instance, best guess on how many Oracle DBA's in 10 are certified?
opinions
> on the classes... instructor-led vs. self-paced CDs?
>
> thanks...
>
>
>
Received on Mon Jan 28 2002 - 13:45:15 CST