RE: * Oracle / SQL Server DBA Needed in St. Louis, MO
- From: "Newman, Christopher" <cjnewman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rjoralist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Oracle-L Freelists" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:19:21 -0600
Interesting question; I have an MS in technology, but I don't think it
had any influence on the decision to hire me. This might sound
counterintuitive, but in my experience as a team lead, those folks who
applied for DBA positions with MS degrees were either a) looking to get
into a new field, or b) had no real substantial experience in the real
world.
Having said that, I don't see how having an MS degree can hurt you,
provided you are applying for the 'right' position.
- Chris
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Jesse
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:02 PM
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Subject: Re: * Oracle / SQL Server DBA Needed in St. Louis, MO
>
> Wow! Good luck finding that skillset in that salary range.
>
I have to confess that with my lowly AD in "Data Processing" (another
from
my class is/was on this list, too), I have no idea what benefit a
Masters
degree would be to a company looking to hire a DBA. Other than perhaps
to
weed out -- appropriately or not -- "lesser" candidates in an economical
time when there may be more DBAs looking for employment.
Good thing my current company didn't have that requirement. My wife's
the
one with the Masters... :)
Rich
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