I am currently hitting my head on the wall to get certified on 9i, but we
now have 10g, so do I hold off or continue my work? Please advice thanks.
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Oba wrote: I am currently hitting my head on the wall to get certified on 9i, but we
now have 10g, so do I hold off or continue my work? Please advice thanks.
Several of the professional here will say neither cert. is necessary, or
even a waste of time and money. (My belief: use the cert. as a guide for
your studies and make your goal to be a superior DBA - then being certified
is an extra.)
You need to realize that many certification exams have errors (I'm finding
it's not isolated to Oracle's exams). As a result there is some doubt to
the 'worth' of certification (look through the archives for the
discussions).
When you study, make sure you understand the reality as well as the
'material'. Personally test each example. Realize the 'books' and 'self
test' guides generally have the same mistakes as the exams - you should be
solid enough to know reality and strong enough to accept the fact the tests
can (will) be wrong.
If, after the above you still want to proceed ... I'm finding there are a
lot of 9i installations around and more planned. Many companies are
looking at 10g with interest - but waiting a while. If you plan on
supporting a 9i environment in the next 2 years, keep plugging away. Then
just take the upgrade exam.
/Hans
"Daniel Morgan" <da******@x.was hington.edu> wrote in message
news:1082727979 .601882@yasure. .. Oba wrote: I am currently hitting my head on the wall to get certified on 9i, but
we now have 10g, so do I hold off or continue my work? Please advice
thanks.
Hans is correct. I think the certs are a waste of time and money. It
won't get you a job and it won't get you the skills you need to get
a job.
Why do I say that? Go to http://www.dice.com, http://www.hotjobs.com,
http://www.monster.com and see how many jobs there are for "Oracle"
then see how many jobs for "Oracle AND OCP".
That said I am a strong believer in education so I think classes
are worth a lot ... provided they are not taught by a certificate
mill ... meaning a company that doesn't teach you hands-on skills
but rather just the correct answers to a paper test.
--
Daniel Morgan
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/e...ad/oad_crs.asp
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/e...oa/aoa_crs.asp
da******@x.wash ington.edu
(replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)
It may not get you a job on its own - but it could well get you and
interview and may well be a differntiator between two people
Daniel Morgan <da******@x.was hington.edu> wrote in message news:<108272797 9.601882@yasure >... Oba wrote: I am currently hitting my head on the wall to get certified on 9i, but we
now have 10g, so do I hold off or continue my work? Please advice thanks.
Hans is correct. I think the certs are a waste of time and money. It
won't get you a job and it won't get you the skills you need to get
a job.
Why do I say that? Go to http://www.dice.com, http://www.hotjobs.com,
http://www.monster.com and see how many jobs there are for "Oracle"
then see how many jobs for "Oracle AND OCP".
Use "Certificat ion" instead of "OCP". Of course, this picks up places
that want you to have Oracle and networking certs, but how silly is
that?
That said I am a strong believer in education so I think classes
are worth a lot ... provided they are not taught by a certificate
mill ... meaning a company that doesn't teach you hands-on skills
but rather just the correct answers to a paper test.
Pretty much agree with you and Hans, but must point out to the OP the
divergence between reality and the HR "professionals. " The HR people
don't generally understand that there may be differences between
different types of certification. So I'd say "continue your work,"
because it documents that you are interested in continuing your career
over time.
jg
--
@home.com is bogus. "When I was a kid the Mafia ran the numbers
racket and the government ran the jails. Today, the government runs
the numbers racket and the jails are turned over to private industry.
I'm not sure exactly what kind of progress that is." - Some
journalists' fishing buddy.
There are some companies where certification will help you get past HR
to the hiring manager. There are practically NO companies where
certification would be viewed as a negative. So, bottom line is, it
can't hurt.
I was just hired as an Oracle DBA. Though I have been a DBA for a few
years having an OCP was a major factor in me getting the job as I do
not have a college degree.
I also attended Oracle University (4 courses). This seemed to give
the employer a sense of insurance. A new employee is always seen a
little bit as a risk.
Hope this helps,
Michael
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:34:18 UTC, "Dave" <da************ *@ntlXworld.com >
wrote:
"Daniel Morgan" <da******@x.was hington.edu> wrote in message
news:1082727979 .601882@yasure. ..
Why do I say that? Go to http://www.dice.com, http://www.hotjobs.com,
http://www.monster.com and see how many jobs there are for "Oracle"
then see how many jobs for "Oracle AND OCP".
That said I am a strong believer in education so I think classes
are worth a lot ... provided they are not taught by a certificate
mill ... meaning a company that doesn't teach you hands-on skills
but rather just the correct answers to a paper test.
It may not get you a job on its own - but it could well get you and
interview and may well be a differntiator between two people
I have seen several messages along these lines. I DO have 9+ years
experience with an obscure database. Many of these skills are useful in any
database setting. I'm looking to getting a "crash" education so that I can
drop in a "5 years" experience slot and not embarass myself to much. I did
a little work with Oracle 5 and none since. Alot has changed I am sure
since we are now up to 10g. I was just over on the oracle site and found:
1. self - study CDs, 2. certification exams (OCP?) and 3. Online Library of
400 courses.
What do you recommend, 1,2 and/or 3 ? I figure with 9 years and some
Oracle mention may get past the HR filter and to the real person to talk
to. They will find out undoubtedly that the Oracle is NOT the 9 years but
useful nevertheless. I expect the courses to take several weeks to
complete because of the volume of coverage. Do either courses offer
"hands-on" to experience errors speed differences etc. So one can learn
more than just syntax issues?
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