Re: Oracle DBA: Where do I start?

Zack Bethem <zbethem_at_NO-SPAMspeakeasy.net> wrote in message news:<Fc-dncCj55AosfSiRVn-gA_at_speakeasy.net>...
> sybrandb_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> > Zack Bethem <zbethem_at_NO-SPAMspeakeasy.net> wrote in message news:<gZidnZxcl68MPfuiRVn-ig_at_speakeasy.net>...
> >
> >>Sorry for the repeating theme, but I was hoping for some guidance. I'm
> >>currently a Siebel consultant/integrator. I've done my time
> >>administering envionments and running Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, and SQL*Loader
> >>jobs.
> >>
> >
> > Your apologies are insincere. You could just have searched Google and
> > would have gotten more than enough 'guidance'
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker
> > Senior Oracle DBA
> Did that.. but thanks for the warm welcome. I guess we both wasted more
> than enough time that we'll never get back in our life. :-P

you would be considered entry level and there are no entry level DBA jobs. There are no entry level developer jobs. Economy is bad. Market is bad. if you have a top secret security clearance, you have a shot. short of that dont invest any money in this.

OCP helps landing a job if you have experience. helps get raises too. If you dont have experience its useless. dont fall for any of the scams trying to get you to take people's training. there are no jobs out there for entry level or 'junior' DBAs

its easy to test. take your current skill set. put a differnt name on your resume and put what you would consider to be a 'career change' resume on the web and state you are certified. see what responses you get. only responses will be people not reading your resume, actually looking for Seibel, or trying to use you to find someone else. Received on Fri Sep 19 2003 - 16:36:06 CEST