Re: What should I do with my certification?

I looked into this recently (about 4 months ago), and it was possible to just take the exams and not do the classes.

I have decided not to go for certification because

1. I see it as an income-generation exercise for Oracle.
2. Not enough people are making it a pre-requisite for a job (I'm a contractor).
3. I have 9 years as an Oracle DBA, and think this will enable me to compete with OCP's.
4. I can't afford it. I calculated that to do all the classes and sit all the exams would cost me about $17,000 (Aussie). And that's not taking into account my lost earnings while I'm on the courses.

I'll reconsider when more people start asking for it, but hopefully my experience will keep me ahead of the game for a while.

norwoodthree_at_my-deja.com (NorwoodThree) wrote in message news:<ba03e2c.0206190944.6164606f_at_posting.google.com>...
> I disagree...getting certified is a GREAT introduction to Oracle. But
> it doesn't make you a Senior DBA.
>
> Personally, I would choose the 8i to 9i path rather than straight 9i
> simply because many organizations still use 8i, and then you would be
> familiar with both.
>
> There are even organizations still running Oracle versions prior to
> 8i. These people are called "idiots" since it's not supported.
Received on Wed Jun 19 2002 - 19:39:12 CDT