I fully agree with Dan. I hope that I never have to lie about being certified, and if I am rejected on a job because I am certified then it's not my place anyway. Andre 2008/6/11, Dan Norris <dannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > That's not fair. For me, certification has no connection with people's > attitudes about their work. I'm certified, I'm passionate, I'm excited about > fixing DBA problems, I participate in a community of DBAs that I respect and > hope they respect me too. To connect these two thoughts is silly and > nonsensical. I am sure you can find good DBAs that are passionate about > their careers in the pool of uncertified DBAs, but I'm equally sure you can > find the same in the certified bunch as well. > > Maybe certification should be added to the equal opportunity employment > list..."You can't deny someone employment based on race, religion, [...], or > certification status." That's how I feel about it anyway. > > Dan > > Nuno Souto wrote: > >> I'd rather select from the much wider pool of folks who like >> to be dbas because they are passionate about that career. >> Not because they can afford a piece of paper or someone >> "afforded" it for them. >> > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >