Re: New bie

Very well put.
This is the reality of life and expected general DB skills required in the the workforce.

Hasmukh Daji

"Daniel Roy" <danielroy10_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1b061893.0208181545.189e8f5f_at_posting.google.com...
> I would like to add a bit more to my advice given previously: The
> specialized schools are the place to go to get some generic Oracle
> skills, and possibly get certified. But I don't think that in the
> present job environment it is enough to find a job after graduation.
> From what I observed recently, to find a job with Oracle, you have to
> fall into one group among:
>
> 1) In addition to know Oracle, you know some other relevant skill,
> like programming, UNIX, ...
>
> 2) You know your way with at least one other database in addition to
> Oracle. This could be DB2, SQL Server, Informix, ...
>
> 3) You are among the elite in at least one area of Oracle. For
> example, if you read frequently the stuff found at
> "http://www.dba-oracle.com/articles.htm" or "http://www.ixora.com.au/"
> and don't get lost, it's a good starting point, since you probably are
> among the top 10% in Oracle tuning.
>
> 4) You know someone at a company who is willing to give you a chance
> as a junior DBA, even if you don't have any Oracle experience yet.
>
> The specialized schools are not going to help you with any of the 4
> possibilities. If you don't fall into one of these 4 categories, I
> therefore don't think it's a good idea to go ahead and spend a
> significant amount just to learn the Oracle basics, since it probably
> won't land you a job anyway. Also, don't forget that there are
> probably too many of these specialized schools now, and many of them
> are desperate for students now. They are therefore willing to promise
> anything to prospective students.
>
> HTH
>
> Daniel
Received on Mon Aug 19 2002 - 19:02:33 CEST