Re: I want to be oracle master.

faked_at_spam.me.not.com (Jeremy Russell) wrote in message news:<3dc93e92.376513147_at_usenet.plus.net>...
> On 6 Nov 2002 07:32:10 -0800, it_wolf2003_at_yahoo.com (ITWOLF) wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I'm a 30 years old IT engineer with 3 years experience in nokia
> >switching platform doing SW integration for dx200. Anyway currently
> >I'm in UK and I'm not working and frankly I CAN't FINAD A JOB AND
> >THAT'S MAKE ME FEEL TIRED. No one need my experience. And all what I
> >see is oracle job add are every where. Now I tried to look how I can
> >study oracle but it cost a lot for only few days course, University's
> >just forget about it, I need skill and not papers.
> >Anyone can tell where and how to get the bloody skills of oracle.
> >Thanks and I hope you can help.
> >
> >Lost Wolf
>
> And I'm a "more than 30" year old - with 30 years of IT experience,
> including 10+ years of Oracle DBA, 7, 8, 8i and 9i certified, with
> Java, development, training and more experience. I can teach you all
> you need to know about Oracle - bloody or otherwise - if there was a
> company out there who'd like to provide the facilities to teach this
> guy.
>
> I'm not sure that these Oracle jobs really exist - I'm also tired of
> agencies requiring 6 years experience in products that have only been
> around for 3, degrees (if I was good enough to get a US work permit
> without one, you'd think that there might be a possibility that a
> company in my own country might want me!), agencies wanting a mix of
> products that NO-ONE would know - and then, when they can't even spell
> the products that they are trying to find candidates for - it makes me
> wonder what in hell's name their client companies really said.
>
> Is there a website anywhere that includes an "agency speak" page,
> since I really don't think I understand 'em at all.
>
> If there isn't such a site, I'll accept contributions from job-seekers
> and start one. It'll keep me amused for a time at least!

Well, you can search http://www.netfunny.com , and of course when I was totally discouraged I managed to depress some people just like that Douglas Adams robot:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&th=e9e761aa11ed362c&rnum=1

>
> Agency speak #1
> ---------------
>
> "We need to pass your CV through our vetting process, via our admin
> manager, before we are allowed to pass on more than one CV to our
> client.".
>
> Translation
> -----------
>
> The guy who can actually spell Oracel (sic) is out to lunch - till
> Monday and I've no clue what you're talking about.

jg

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