Re: Becoming ORACLE DBA

IOANNIS MANOLOUDIS wrote:
> Hello
> I am currently finishing my MSc course in computer science. I am also
> looking for a job. I am very interested in becoming ORACLE DBA.
> Can some ORACLE DBAs please talk to me about their job? Does it pay well?
> What sort of skills does it require? Does it involve working for very long
> hours? Is it a technical or a consultancy job? Does it have fun?
> Ioannis

My first impression from what you've written is that I wouldn't want you in my shop.

You apparently have zero Oracle skills and are interested in something for which you don't even know what it is. A strike out if ever there was one.

And to aggrevate things further I wouldn't hire anyone as an Oracle DBA that didn't have at least 3-5 years as either a UNIX system administrator or as a PL/SQL developer and was very good at it too.

If after this you are still interested then I would suggest that you contact me off-line and I'll try to get you some help. I will need to know your approximate location (city/country).

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Daniel A. Morgan
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